Genesis 19:38:5Gen.19.38.W5TAB
וַתִּקְרָ֥א
vatikra
“she called”
- Transliteration
- va-tik-RA
- Extended
- vah-tik-RAA
- IPA
- /vat.tiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she called
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-tik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-RA she-MO
- clause
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI
- sentence
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in vatikra {וַתִּקְרָא | wat-tiq-rāʾ} introduces the naming formula, with shemo {שְׁמוֹ | šə-mô} as object.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–resh–aleph
“to call, cry out”
In context — Genesis 19:38
And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:38, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקְרָ֥א (vatikra) 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.19.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.38.W5.S1) and character.