Genesis 18:2:10Gen.18.2.W10TAB
וַיָּ֤רָץ
vayarats
“{And} he ran”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-RATS
- Extended
- vah-yah-RAATS
- IPA
- /vaj.jaː.ˈraːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he ran
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-RATS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM
- clause
va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
- sentence
va-yis-SA e-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-NEH she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
Exegesis
The second vayyar signals renewed perception, leading to vayarats {וַיָּרָץ | way-yā-rāṣ} “and he ran,” conveying prompt action.
In context — Genesis 18:2
And he lifted his eyes and saw; behold, three men were standing near him. As soon as he perceived them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:2, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֤רָץ (vayarats) 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.18.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.2.W10.S1) and character.