Genesis 2:3:1Gen.2.3.W1TAB
וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ
vayevarekh
“{And He} blessed”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-VA-rekh
- Extended
- vah-yeh-VAA-rehkh
- IPA
- /waj.jə.ˈvaː.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} blessed
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-VA-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-VA-rekh e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-VA-rekh e-lo-HIM et-YOM ha-she-vee-EE va-ye-kad-DESH o-TO
- sentence
va-ye-VA-rekh e-lo-HIM et-YOM ha-she-vee-EE va-ye-kad-DESH o-TO KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the wayyiqtol verb vayevarekh {וַיְבָרֶךְ | way-ḇā-reḵ} conveying a sequential action, followed by the subject Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm}, yielding a verb–subject order typical in classical Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
b-r-k
“to kneel, to bless”
In context — Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it , because on it He rested from all His work—what God had created to do.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 2:3, so the Hebrew word וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ (vayevarekh) 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.2.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.3.W1.S1) and character.