Genesis 18:23:1Gen.18.23.W1TAB
וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ
vayiggash
“{And He} approached”
- Transliteration
- va-yig-GASH
- Extended
- vah-yihg-GAHSH
- IPA
- /waj.jig.ˈgaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} approached
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-yig-GASH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-GASH av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yig-GASH av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yig-GASH av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR ha-AF tis-PE tsa-DIK im-ra-SHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayiggash {וַיִּגַּשׁ | way-yig-gaš} in the vav-consecutive form, marking Abraham’s deliberate movement toward the addressee.
Root and etymology
n-g-shnun–gimel–shin
“to approach, draw near”
In context — Genesis 18:23
And Abraham approached and said, “Will You truly blot out the righteous alongside the wicked?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:23, so the Hebrew word וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ (vayiggash) 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.23.W1.S1) and character.