Genesis 17:3:1Gen.17.3.W1TAB
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל
vayippol
“{And He} fell”
- Transliteration
- va-yip-POL
- Extended
- vah-yihp-POHL
- IPA
- /waj.jip.ˈpoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} fell
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yip-POL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yip-POL av-RAM
- clause
va-yip-POL av-RAM al-pa-NAW
- sentence
va-yip-POL av-RAM al-pa-NAW va-ye-da-BER it-TO e-lo-HIM le-a-MOR
Exegesis
The first clause opens with vayipol {וַיִּפֹּל | way-yip-pōl} ‘and he fell’, with the subject Avram {אַבְרָם | ʾaḇ-rām} following the verb in typical Biblical Hebrew verb–subject order.
In context — Genesis 17:3
Abram fell face down, and God spoke with him , saying,
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:3, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (vayippol) 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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.3.W1.S1) and character.