Genesis 18:8:7Gen.18.8.W7TAB
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן
vayitten
“{And} he set”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-TEN
- Extended
- vah-yit-TEHN
- IPA
- /waj.jit.ˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he set
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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 | |
| 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
- clause
va-yik-KAKH khem-AH ve-kha-LAV u-ven-ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-SA va-yit-TEN lif-nei-HEM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH khem-AH ve-kha-LAV u-ven-ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-SA va-yit-TEN lif-nei-HEM ve-hu-o-MED a-lei-HEM TA-khat ha-ETS va-yo-khe-LU
Exegesis
The verb vayiten {וַיִּתֵּ֖ן | way-yit-tēn} 'and he set' governs lifneihem {לִפְנֵהֶם | lif-nê-hem} 'before them', indicating respectful placement.
In context — Genesis 18:8
And he took curds and milk , and the calf that he had prepared, and he placed it before them; and he stood over them under the tree, and they ate.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתֵּ֖ן (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.18.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.8.W7.S1) and character.