Genesis 21:1:1Gen.21.1.W1TAB
וַֽיהוָ֛ה
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /wa.jə.ho.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
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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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR va-YA-as ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive prefix in vayehovah {וֽ͏ַיהוָ֛ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘and the LORD’, placing divine agency at the narrative’s outset and linking this fulfillment to the previous promise.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 21:1
The LORD gave Sarah His attention , just as He had said; the LORD carried out for Sarah exactly what He had spoken.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:1, so the Hebrew word וַֽיהוָ֛ה (vayehovah) 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.21.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.1.W1.S1) and character.