Genesis 20:8:4Gen.20.8.W4TAB
וַיִּקְרָא֙
vayikra
“called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- clause
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker va-yik-RA le-KHOL-a-va-DAV va-ye-da-BER et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le be-oz-NEI-hem
- sentence
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker va-yik-RA le-KHOL-a-va-DAV va-ye-da-BER et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le be-oz-NEI-hem va-yir-U ha-a-na-SHIM me-OD
Exegesis
The verse employs a sequence of wayyiqtol verbs—vayyashkem {וַיַּשְׁכֵּם | wayyaškem} ‘and he rose early,’ wayyiqrāʾ {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyiqrāʾ} ‘and he called,’ and wayyedabber {וַיְדַבֵּר | wayyedabber} ‘and he spoke’—to convey rapid, consecutive actions by Abimelech.
In context — Genesis 20:8
Abimelech rose early in the morning, summoned all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears . And the men were very much afraid.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 20:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָא֙ (vayikra) 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.20.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.8.W4.S1) and character.