Genesis 39:14:18Gen.39.14.W18TAB
וָאֶקְרָ֖א
vaekra
“I cried out”
- Transliteration
- va-ek-RA
- Extended
- vah-ehk-RAA
- IPA
- /waː.ʔɛq.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I cried out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-ek-RA
- clause
BA ei-LAI li-she-KAV im-MI va-ek-RA be-KOL ga-DOL
- 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 closing wayyiqtol vaʾekra bekol gadol {וָאֶקְרָא בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל | wā-ʾe-qrāʾ bə-qôl gā-ḏôl} portrays her dramatic outcry. English renders the sequence of wayyiqtol verbs in past tense and purpose infinitives with “to” clauses, preserving the sense of intentionality in her accusation.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, proclaim”
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 39:14:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Genesis 39:14, so the Hebrew word וָאֶקְרָ֖א (vaekra) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.14.W18.S1) and character.