Genesis 39:14:1Gen.39.14.W1TAB
וַתִּקְרָ֞א
vatikra
“she called”
- Transliteration
- va-tik-RA
- Extended
- vah-tik-RAA
- IPA
- /wat.tiq.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she called
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-tik-RA
- clause
va-tik-RA le-an-SHEI vei-TAH va-to-MER la-HEM lei-MOR re-U hei-VI la-NU ISH iv-RI le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU
- sentence
va-tik-RA le-an-SHEI vei-TAH va-to-MER la-HEM lei-MOR re-U hei-VI la-NU ISH iv-RI le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU BA ei-LAI li-she-KAV im-MI va-ek-RA be-KOL ga-DOL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol vatikra {וַתִּקְרָא | wat-ti-qrāʾ} marking Potiphar’s wife’s immediate response.
In context — Genesis 39:14
She then called in the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought us a Hebrew man to mock us . He came into my presence to lie with me , but I called out with a loud voice.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 39:14, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקְרָ֞א (vatikra) 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.39.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.14.W1.S1) and character.