Genesis 19:27:1Gen.19.27.W1TAB
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם
vayashkem
“rose early”
- Transliteration
- va-yash-KEM
- Extended
- vah-yash-KEHM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʃ.ˈkeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- rose early
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yash-KEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker
- sentence
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker el-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-A-mad SHAM et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayashkem {וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם | wayyaš-qēm} ‘and he rose early,’ a vav-consecutive Hifil imperfect that propels the narrative forward.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaf–mem
“to rise early, make effort”
In context — Genesis 19:27
Abraham rose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood in the presence of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:27, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם (vayashkem) 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.19.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.27.W1.S1) and character.