Genesis 18:2:3Gen.18.2.W3TAB
וַיַּ֔רְא
vayar
“{And} he saw”
- Transliteration
- va-YAR
- Extended
- vah-YAAR
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjar/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he saw
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAR
- clause
va-yis-SA e-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-NEH she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV
- 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 verb vayyar {וַיַּרְא | way-yarʾ} “and he saw” introduces the vision, intensified by vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nēh} “and behold,” an interjection that signals surprise.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-hresh–aleph–heh
“to see, appear”
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 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:2, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֔רְא (vayar) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.2.W3.S1) and character.