Genesis 21:33:1Gen.21.33.W1TAB
וַיִּטַּ֥ע
vayitta
“{And} He planted”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-TA
- Extended
- vah-yiht-TAH
- IPA
- /waj.jit.ˈtaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} He planted
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-TA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TA E-shel
- clause
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA
- sentence
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA va-yik-ra-SHAM be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH EL o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the wayyiqtol form vayitta {וַיִּטַּע | wayyit-taʿ} indicating sequential action centered on Abraham.
In context — Genesis 21:33
At Beersheba Abraham planted a tamarisk tree, and there he invoked the name of the LORD , the everlasting God .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:33, so the Hebrew word וַיִּטַּ֥ע (vayitta) 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.21.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.33.W1.S1) and character.