Genesis 26:2:1Gen.26.2.W1TAB
וַיֵּרָ֤א
vayera
“{And He} appeared”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-RA
- Extended
- vah-yeh-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jeː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} appeared
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RA e-LAV
- clause
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER al-te-RED mi-tse-RAI-ma
- sentence
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER al-te-RED mi-tse-RAI-ma she-KHON ba-A-rets a-SHER o-MAR e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative wayyiqtol vayera {וַיֵּרָא | way-yē-rāʾ} introducing a theophanic appearance.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾ
“to fear”
In context — Genesis 26:2
Then the LORD appeared to him and said, "You must not go down to Egypt; live in the land that I will direct you to."
About this coordinate
Genesis 26:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 26:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּרָ֤א (vayera) 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.26.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.26.2.W1.S1) and character.