Genesis 20:17:1Gen.20.17.W1TAB
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל
vayitpalel
“{And He} prayed”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-pa-LEL
- Extended
- vah-yit-pah-LEHL
- IPA
- /waj.jit.pa.ˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} prayed
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-pa-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-pa-LEL av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yit-pa-LEL av-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yit-pa-LEL av-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM va-yir-PA e-lo-HIM et-a-vi-ME-lekh ve-et-ish-TO ve-am-ho-TAV va-ye-le-DU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb vayitpallel {וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל | way-yiṯ-pal-lēl} ‘and he prayed,’ a Hitpael {הִתְפַּעֵל | hit-pa-ʿel} form conveying earnest intercession.
Root and etymology
p-l-lpe–lamed–lamed
“to intercede, pray”
In context — Genesis 20:17
Abraham prayed to God , and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his maidservants, enabling them to bear children.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 20:17, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל (vayitpalel) 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.20.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.17.W1.S1) and character.