Genesis 21:11:1Gen.21.11.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֧רַע
vayera
“was displeasing”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-RA
- Extended
- vah-yeh-RAH
- IPA
- /waj.jeː.ˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- was displeasing
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR
- clause
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR me-OD be-e-NE av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR me-OD be-e-NE av-ra-HAM AL o-DOT be-NO
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayera {וַיֵּ֧רַע | way-yê-raʿ}, a Qal wayyiqtol verb with vav consecutive that functions impersonally to introduce Abraham’s emotional response.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–ayin
“to be displeasing”
In context — Genesis 21:11
The matter weighed heavily in Abraham’s eyes because it concerned his son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:11, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֧רַע (vayera) 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.21.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.11.W1.S1) and character.