Genesis 1:12:13Gen.1.12.W13PAT

וַיַּ֥רְא

vayar

“{And He} saw”

Transliteration: va-YAR
Extended: vah-YAHR
IPA: /waj.ˈjar/

Meaning by language

English: {And He} saw
French: {Et il} vit
Spanish: {Y él} vio
Portuguese: {E ele} viu
German: {Und er} sah
Russian: {И он} увидел
Arabic-Simplified: ورأى
Hindi: {और उसने} देखा
Chinese-Simplified: {并且他} 看见了
Korean: {그리고 그가} 보셨다
Indonesian: {dan Dia} melihat
Bengali: {এবং তিনি} দেখলেন
Tagalog: at nakita
Swahili: {Na yeye} akaona
Amharic: {እና እርሱ} አየ
Yoruba: {Ati ó} rí
Igbo: {Na ọ} hụrụ
Twi: {Na ɔ} hui
Ewe: {Ke e} kpɔ

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Result

וַ + יַּ֥רְא

↓

va + yar

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vayar

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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The word

Word in context

word
va-YAR
phraseyour reading level
va-YAR e-lo-HIM
clause
va-YAR e-lo-HIM ki-TOV
sentence
va-to-TSE ha-A-rets DE-she E-sev ma-ze-RI-a ZE-ra le-mi-NE-hu ve-ETS o-se-pe-RI a-SHER zar-o-VO le-mi-NE-hu va-YAR e-lo-HIM ki-TOV

In context — Genesis 1:12

the earth {And it} brought forth vegetation plants yielding seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit that have their seed in them according to their kinds God {And He} saw that it was good

About this coordinate

Genesis 1:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 1:12, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥רְא (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.1.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.1.12.W13.S1) and character.

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