Genesis 21:8:3Gen.21.8.W3TAB
וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל
vayigamal
“and was weaned”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-ga-MAL
- Extended
- vah-yi-gah-MAHL
- IPA
- /waj.ji.ɡaː.ˈmal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and was weaned
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yi-ga-MAL
- clause
va-yig-DAL ha-YE-led va-yi-ga-MAL
- sentence
va-yig-DAL ha-YE-led va-yi-ga-MAL va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
Exegesis
The verse unfolds through a series of wayyiqtol verbs marking chronological events, beginning with vayigdal {וַיִּגְדַּ֥ל | way-yig-dal} ‘and he grew’, then vayigamal {וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל | way-yig-ga-mal} ‘and was weaned’, and vayyaas {וַיַּ֤עַשׂ | way-ya-ʿas} ‘and he made’, establishing growth, weaning, and celebration.
Root and etymology
g-m-lgimel–mem–lamed
“to wean, deal fully”
In context — Genesis 21:8
The child grew and was weaned , and Abraham prepared a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל (vayigamal) 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.8.W3.S1) and character.