Genesis 12:4:7Gen.12.4.W7PAT
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
vayelekh
“went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lekh
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjeː.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- went
- French
- alla
- Spanish
- fue
- Portuguese
- foi
- German
- ging
- Russian
- пошёл
- Arabic-Simplified
- وذهب
- Hindi
- गया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 去了
- Korean
- 갔다
- Indonesian
- pergi
- Bengali
- গেল
- Tagalog
- at umalis
- Swahili
- alienda
- Amharic
- ሄደ
- Yoruba
- lọ
- Igbo
- gara
- Twi
- kɔe
- Ewe
- yi
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh it-TO
- clause
va-YE-lekh av-RAM ka-a-SHER di-BER e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-YE-lekh it-TO LOT
- sentence
va-YE-lekh av-RAM ka-a-SHER di-BER e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-YE-lekh it-TO LOT ve-av-RAM ben-kha-MESH sha-NIM ve-shiv-IM sha-NA be-tse-TO me-kha-RAN
In context — Genesis 12:4
Abram went as LORD spoke to him Lot went with him and Abram son of five years and seventy year at his departure from Haran
About this coordinate
Genesis 12:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 12:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (vayelekh) 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.12.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.12.4.W7.S1) and character.