Genesis 21:9:1Gen.21.9.W1TAB
וַתֵּ֨רֶא
vatere
“{And She} saw”
- Transliteration
- va-TE-re
- Extended
- vah-TEH-reh
- IPA
- /vat.ˈteː.rɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And She} saw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-TE-re
- phraseyour reading level
va-TE-re sa-RA
- sentence
va-TE-re sa-RA et-ben-ha-GAR ha-mits-RIT a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM me-tsa-KHEK
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb vateire {וַתֵּ֨רֶא | wat-tê-reʾ} ‘and she saw’, foregrounding Sarah’s perception. The verb–subject order underscores immediacy.
In context — Genesis 21:9
And Sarah noticed that Hagar’s Egyptian son, whom she had borne to Abraham, was laughing .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word וַתֵּ֨רֶא (vatere) 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.21.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W1.S1) and character.