Genesis 19:6:1Gen.19.6.W1TAB
וַיֵּצֵ֧א
vayetse
“{And He} went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSE
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSEH
- IPA
- /waj.jeˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} went out
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha ve-ha-DE-let sa-GAR a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayetse {וַיֵּצֵא | way-yē-ṣēʾ} ‘and he went out,’ a wayyiqtol form that advances the narrative sequence and highlights Lot’s action.
Root and etymology
y-ts-ʾyod–tsade–aleph
“to go out”
In context — Genesis 19:6
Lot went out to them at the entrance , and he shut the door behind him .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֧א (vayetse) 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.6.W1.S1) and character.