Genesis 18:10:10Gen.18.10.W10TAB
וְשָׂרָ֥ה
vesara
“and Sarah”
- Transliteration
- ve-sa-RA
- Extended
- veh-sah-RAA
- IPA
- /wə.saː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Sarah
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at
- clause
ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
In context — Genesis 18:10
And He said, “Returning I will return to you at the appointed time of life; and behold, a son for Sarah your wife.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word וְשָׂרָ֥ה (vesara) 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.18.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W10.S1) and character.