Genesis 32:13:1Gen.32.13.W1TABWLC Genesis 32:14
וַיָּ֥לֶן
vayalen
“he lodged”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-len
- Extended
- vah-YAA-len
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjaː.lɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- he lodged
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-len
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-len SHAM
- clause
va-YA-len SHAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU
- sentence
va-YA-len SHAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU va-yi-KAKH min-ha-BA ve-ya-DO min-KHA le-e-SAV a-KHIV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol form vayalen {וַיָּלֶן | wayyālen} ‘and he spent the night,’ advancing the narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
l-w-nlamed–vav–nun
“to lodge, spend the night”
In context — Genesis 32:13
He stayed there through the night, and from what had come into his hand he selected an offering for Esau his brother.
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 32:13, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֥לֶן (vayalen) 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.32.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.13.W1.S1) and character.