Genesis 2:21:1Gen.2.21.W1TAB
וַיַּפֵּל֩
vayappel
“{And He} caused to fall”
- Transliteration
- va-yap-PEL
- Extended
- vah-yahp-PEHL
- IPA
- /waj.japˈpeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} caused to fall
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-yap-PEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA
- clause
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN
- sentence
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN va-yik-KAKH a-KHAT mi-tsal-o-THAV va-yis-GOR ba-SAR takh-TEN-na
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the wayyiqtol verb vayyappel {וַיַּפֵּל֩ | wayyappēl} ‘he caused to fall’, introducing divine action.
In context — Genesis 2:21
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept. Then He took one of his ribs and closed the flesh in its place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 2:21, so the Hebrew word וַיַּפֵּל֩ (vayappel) 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.2.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.21.W1.S1) and character.