Genesis 39:3:1Gen.39.3.W1TAB
וַיַּ֣רְא
vayar
“saw”
- Transliteration
- va-YAR
- Extended
- vah-YAHR
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjar/
Meaning by language
- English
- saw
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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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-YAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAR a-do-NAV
- clause
va-YAR a-do-NAV KI Ye-ho-VAH it-TO
- sentence
va-YAR a-do-NAV KI Ye-ho-VAH it-TO ve-KHOL a-sher-HU o-SE Ye-ho-VAH mats-LI-akh be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb vayar {וַיַּרְא | wayyarʾ} ‘and he saw’, marking a continuative narrative action.
In context — Genesis 39:3
And his master observed that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused everything he did to succeed in his hand.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 39:3, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣רְא (vayar) 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.39.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.3.W1.S1) and character.