Genesis 18:7:1Gen.18.7.W1TAB
וְאֶל־הַבָּקָ֖ר
veelhabakar
“and to the herd”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-ha-ba-KAR
- Extended
- veh-ehl-hah-bah-KAAR
- IPA
- /wə.ʔɛl.hab.baˈqaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the herd
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR
- clause
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR RATS av-ra-HAM
- sentence
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR RATS av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH ben-ba-KAR RAKH va-TOV va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar va-ye-ma-HER la-a-SOT o-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-el {וְאֶל | wə-ʾel} “and to,” forming a prepositional phrase that directs the action toward ha-bakar {הַבָּקָר | hab-bā-qār} “the herd” and sets the scene before introducing the finite verb rats {רָץ | rāṣ} “he ran,” with Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} as the following subject. This verb–subject order heightens the sense of swift movement and urgency.
The definite articles in ha-bakar {הַבָּקָר | hab-bā-qār} “the herd” and ha-naar {הַנַּעַר | han-na-ʿar} “the youth” link the scene to Abraham’s own household resources and staff.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–qof–resh
“herd cattle”
In context — Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf , and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־הַבָּקָ֖ר (veelhabakar) 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.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.7.W1.S1) and character.