Genesis 18:27:1Gen.18.27.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥עַן
vayaan
“{And He} answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YAH-ahn
- IPA
- /waj.ˈja.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} answered
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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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-an
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative wayyiqtol chain vaya'an {וַיַּעַן | way-yaʿan} ‘and he answered’ followed by vayomar {וַיֹּאמַר | way-yō-mar} ‘and he said’, a conventional pairing that introduces direct speech while highlighting Abraham as the speaking subject.
In context — Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord , though I am dust and ashes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:27, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַן (vayaan) 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.18.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W1.S1) and character.