Genesis 17:6:1Gen.17.6.W1TAB
וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י
vehifreti
“I will make fruitful”
- Transliteration
- ve-hif-re-TI
- Extended
- veh-hif-reh-TEE
- IPA
- /wə.hif.reː.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will make fruitful
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hif-re-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hif-re-TI ot-KHA
- clause
ve-hif-re-TI ot-KHA bi-me-OD me-OD u-ne-tat-TI-kha le-go-YIM
- sentence
ve-hif-re-TI ot-KHA bi-me-OD me-OD u-ne-tat-TI-kha le-go-YIM u-me-la-KHIM mim-me-KHA ye-tse-U
Exegesis
The verse consists of a series of coordinated promise clauses beginning with vehifreti {וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י | wə-hiprētî} ‘and I will make fruitful’ and continuing with unetatikhah {וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ | ūnə-ṯattî-ḵā} ‘and I will give you’, both employing the weqatal verb form to convey resolved future divine action.
Root and etymology
פרהpeh–resh–heh
“bear fruit”
In context — Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will bring nations from you, and kings will come from you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י (vehifreti) 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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.6.W1.S1) and character.