Genesis 18:7:8Gen.18.7.W8TAB
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן
vayitten
“and gave”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-TEN
- Extended
- vah-yit-TEHN
- IPA
- /waj.jitˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gave
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar
- clause
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
- 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 narrative then continues with a series of wayyiqtol forms—vayikach {וַיִּקַּח | way-yiq-qaḥ} “and he took,” vayiten {וַיִּתֵּן | way-yit-tēn} “and he gave,” and vayemaher {וַיְמַהֵר | way-yə-ma-hēr} “and he hurried”—which present a chain of rapid, sequential actions typical of Hebrew narrative prose.
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 18:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 18:7, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (vayitten) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.7.W8.S1) and character.