Genesis 18:13:12Gen.18.13.W12TAB
וַאֲנִ֥י
vaani
“and I”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NI
- Extended
- vah-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /wa.ʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-NI za-kan-TI
- clause
LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-av-ra-HAM LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
Exegesis
The concessive clause vaani zakanti {וַאֲנִי זָקַנְתִּי | wa-ʾă-nî za-qan-tî} contrasts human aging with divine promise, highlighting skepticism in light of God’s word.
In context — Genesis 18:13
Then the LORD spoke to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, even though I have grown old?'"
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 18:13, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנִ֥י (vaani) 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.18.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.13.W12.S1) and character.