Genesis 4:2:1Gen.4.2.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֣סֶף
vatosef
“{And} again”
- Transliteration
- va-TO-sef
- Extended
- vah-TOH-sehf
- IPA
- /wat.ˈtoː.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} again
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TO-sef
- phraseyour reading level
va-TO-sef la-LE-det
- clause
va-TO-sef la-LE-det et-a-KHIV et-HE-vel
- sentence
va-TO-sef la-LE-det et-a-KHIV et-HE-vel va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
Exegesis
The verse continues the birth narrative with vatosif {וַתֹּ֣סֶף | waṯ·ṭô·sep̄} ‘and she added’, a Qal wayyiqtol form linking this clause to the prior context.
In context — Genesis 4:2
She again gave birth to his brother Abel , and Abel became one who tended flocks, while Cain worked the soil.
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 4:2, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֣סֶף (vatosef) 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.4.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.2.W1.S1) and character.