Genesis 19:3:1Gen.19.3.W1TAB
וַיִּפְצַר־בָּ֣ם
vayiftsarbam
“{And} he urged them”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-tsar-BAM
- Extended
- vah-yif-tsahr-BAAM
- IPA
- /waj.jif.tsar.ˈbaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he urged them
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yif-tsar-BAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD
- clause
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD va-ya-SU-ru e-LAV va-ya-VO-u el-bei-TO
- sentence
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD va-ya-SU-ru e-LAV va-ya-VO-u el-bei-TO va-ya-AS la-HEM mish-TE u-ma-TSOT a-FA va-yo-khe-LU
Exegesis
The verse unfolds as a series of wayyiqtol narrative verbs, beginning with vayip̄ṣar {וַיִּפְצַר | wayyip̄ṣar} “and he urged,” which conveys Lot’s pressing appeal.
Root and etymology
פּ־צ־ר
“to press, urge”
In context — Genesis 19:3
But he urged them strongly, and they turned aside to him and came into his house. He made a feast for them, baked unleavened bread , and they ate.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:3, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְצַר־בָּ֣ם (vayiftsarbam) 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.19.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.3.W1.S1) and character.