Genesis 22:13:14Gen.22.13.W14TAB
וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ
vayaalehu
“{And} he offered it up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-LE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-LEH-hoo
- IPA
- /waj.ja.ʕăˈleː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he offered it up
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-LE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-LE-hu le-o-LAH
- clause
va-YE-lekh av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH et-ha-A-yil va-ya-a-LE-hu le-o-LAH TA-khat be-NO
- sentence
va-yis-SA av-ra-HAM et-ey-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-neh-A-yil a-KHAR ne-e-KHAZ bas-se-VAKH be-kar-NAV va-YE-lekh av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH et-ha-A-yil va-ya-a-LE-hu le-o-LAH TA-khat be-NO
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through a chain of wayyiqtol verbs that drive the action: vayissa {וַיִּשְּׂא | wayyiśśāʾ} ‘and he lifted’, vayyar {וַיַּרְא | wayyarʾ} ‘and he saw’, vayelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went’, vayikkakh {וַיִּקַּח | wayyiqqaḥ} ‘and he took’, and vayaʿălêhû {וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ | wayyaʿălêhû} ‘and he offered him up’. Abraham remains the explicit subject, emphasizing his obedience and decisive response.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hayin–lamed–heh
“to ascend, go up”
In context — Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 22:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 22:13, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ (vayaalehu) 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.22.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.13.W14.S1) and character.