Genesis 18:22:1Gen.18.22.W1TAB
וַיִּפְנ֤וּ
vayifnu
“turned”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-NU
- Extended
- vah-yif-NOO
- IPA
- /waj.jif.ˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- turned
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yif-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-NU mi-SHAM
- clause
va-yif-NU mi-SHAM ha-a-na-SHIM va-yel-KHU se-DO-ma
- sentence
va-yif-NU mi-SHAM ha-a-na-SHIM va-yel-KHU se-DO-ma ve-av-ra-HAM o-DE-nu o-MED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the wayyiqtol verb vayifnu {וַיִּפְנ֤וּ | wayyipnû} ‘and they turned’, followed by the adverb misham {מִשָּׁם֙ | miššām} ‘from there’, marking a narrative shift as the visitors reorient away from Abraham’s location.
In context — Genesis 18:22
And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:22, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְנ֤וּ (vayifnu) 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.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.22.W1.S1) and character.