Genesis 17:22:4Gen.17.22.W4TAB
וַיַּ֣עַל
vayaal
“{And He} went up”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-al
- Extended
- vah-YAH-ahl
- IPA
- /waj.ˈja.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} went up
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
The second wayyiqtol, vaya'al {וַיַּ֣עַל | wa-yya-ʿal} “and He went up,” introduces divine movement.
In context — Genesis 17:22
After He finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 17:22, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣עַל (vayaal) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.17.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.22.W4.S1) and character.