Genesis 12:18:1Gen.12.18.W1PAT
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
vayikra
“called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- called
- French
- appela
- Spanish
- llamó
- Portuguese
- chamou
- German
- rief
- Russian
- позвал
- Arabic-Simplified
- فنادى
- Hindi
- बुलाया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 召来
- Korean
- 불렀다
- Indonesian
- memanggil
- Bengali
- ডাকল
- Tagalog
- at tumawag
- Swahili
- aliita
- Amharic
- ጠራ
- Yoruba
- pe
- Igbo
- kpọrọ
- Twi
- frɛɛ
- Ewe
- yɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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-yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA far-O
- clause
va-yik-RA far-O le-av-RAM va-YO-mer mah-ZOT a-SI-ta LI
- sentence
va-yik-RA far-O le-av-RAM va-YO-mer mah-ZOT a-SI-ta LI LA-ma lo-hi-GAD-ta LI KI ish-te-KHA HI
In context — Genesis 12:18
Pharaoh called Abram said what is this you have done to me why you did not tell to me that she is your wife
About this coordinate
Genesis 12:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 12:18, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֤א (vayikra) 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.12.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.12.18.W1.S1) and character.