Genesis 18:33:1Gen.18.33.W1PAT

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ

vayelekh

went

Transliteration
va-YE-lekh
Extended
vah-YEH-lehkh
IPA
/vaj.ˈjeː.lɛx/

Meaning by language

English
went
French
s'en alla
Spanish
se fue
Portuguese
foi-se
German
ging
Russian
ушёл
Arabic-Simplified
ذهب
Hindi
चला गया
Chinese-Simplified
离去
Korean
가셨다
Indonesian
pergi
Bengali
চলে গেল
Tagalog
umalis
Swahili
alienda
Amharic
ሄደ
Yoruba
lọ
Igbo
gara
Twi
kɔe
Ewe
zo

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יֵּ֣ + לֶךְ
va + ye + lekh
vayelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-YE-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ki-LAH le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM

  4. sentence

    va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ki-LAH le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM ve-av-ra-HAM SHAV lim-ko-MO

In contextGenesis 18:33

when LORD he finished speaking to Abraham went and Abraham returned to his place

About this coordinate

Genesis 18:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:33, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (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.18.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.33.W1.S1) and character.