Genesis 1:4:5Gen.1.4.W5PAT

וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל

vayavdel

“{And He} separated”

Transliteration: va-yav-DEL
Extended: vah-yav-DEHL
IPA: /vaj.jav.ˈdeːl/

Meaning by language

English: {And He} separated
French: {Et Il} sépara
Spanish: {Y Él} separó
Portuguese: {E Ele} separou
German: {Und Er} trennte
Russian: {И Он} отделил
Arabic-Simplified: {وهو} فَصَلَ
Hindi: {और वह} अलग किया
Chinese-Simplified: {并且他} 分开
Korean: {그리고 그가} 나누셨다
Indonesian: {Dan Dia} memisahkan
Bengali: {এবং তিনি} পৃথক করলেন
Tagalog: {At Siya} pinaghiwalay
Swahili: {Na Yeye} akatenga
Amharic: {እና እርሱ} ለየ
Yoruba: {Ati Òun} yà sọ́tọ̀
Igbo: {Ma Ọ} kewapụrụ
Twi: {Na Ɔno} kyekyɛɛ mu
Ewe: {Ke Eya} ɖe ɖa

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Result

וַ + יַּבְ + דֵּ֣ל

↓

va + yav + del

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vayavdel

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
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Dalet	d as in door
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Lamed	l as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
va-yav-DEL
phraseyour reading level
va-yav-DEL e-lo-HIM
clause
va-yav-DEL e-lo-HIM BEN ha-OR oo-BEN ha-KHO-shekh
sentence
va-YAR e-lo-HIM et-ha-OR ki-TOV va-yav-DEL e-lo-HIM BEN ha-OR oo-BEN ha-KHO-shekh

In context — Genesis 1:4

God {And He} saw the light that it was good God {And He} separated between the light and the darkness

About this coordinate

Genesis 1:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 1:4, so the Hebrew word וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל (vayavdel) 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.1.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.1.4.W5.S1) and character.

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