Genesis 19:37:1Gen.19.37.W1TAB
וַתֵּ֤לֶד
vateled
“bore”
- Transliteration
- va-TE-led
- Extended
- vah-TEH-led
- IPA
- /wat.ˈteː.lɛð/
Meaning by language
- English
- bore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TE-led
- phraseyour reading level
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA
- clause
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV
- sentence
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV HU a-vi-mo-AV ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The verse unfolds in two sequential wayyiqtol clauses introduced by the prefixed vav consecutive, vateled {וַתֵּלֶד | wat-tê-leḏ} ‘and she bore’ followed by vatikra {וַתִּקְרָא | wat-ti-q-rāʾ} ‘and she called’.
In context — Genesis 19:37
And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:37, so the Hebrew word וַתֵּ֤לֶד (vateled) 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.19.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.37.W1.S1) and character.