Genesis 21:4:1Gen.21.4.W1TAB
וַיָּ֤מָל
vayamal
“{And He} circumcised”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-MAL
- Extended
- vah-yah-MAAL
- IPA
- /vaj.jaː.ˈmaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} circumcised
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-MAL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM
- sentence
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayamal {וַיָּמָל | way-yā-mol} ‘and he circumcised’, a Qal wayyiqtol form that advances the narrative and foregrounds Abraham’s decisive action.
Root and etymology
m-w-lmem–vav–lamed
“to circumcise, cut around”
In context — Genesis 21:4
On the eighth day of his life, Abraham circumcised Isaac, as God had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:4, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֤מָל (vayamal) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.4.W1.S1) and character.