Genesis 2:21:6Gen.2.21.W6PAT

וַיִּישָׁ֑ן

vayishan

“{And} he slept”

Transliteration: va-yi-SHAN
Extended: vah-yee-SHAAN
IPA: /waj.jiːˈʃaːn/

Meaning by language

English: {And} he slept
French: {Et} il dormit
Spanish: {Y} él durmió
Portuguese: {E} ele dormiu
German: {Und} er schlief
Russian: {И} он уснул
Arabic-Simplified: وَنَامَ
Hindi: {और} वह सोया
Chinese-Simplified: {并且} 他睡了
Korean: {그리고} 그는 잠들었다
Indonesian: {Dan} ia tidur
Bengali: {আর} সে ঘুমাল
Tagalog: natulog siya
Swahili: akalala
Amharic: {እና} እርሱ ተኛ
Yoruba: {Ati} ó sùn
Igbo: {Ma} ọ rahụrụ ụra
Twi: {Na} ɔdae
Ewe: {Eye} e dɔ

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Result

וַ + יִּי + שָׁ֑ן

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va + yi + shan

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vayishan

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
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Nun Sofit	final form of Nun — at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
va-yi-SHAN
clause
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN
sentence
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN va-yik-KAKH a-KHAT mi-tsal-o-THAV va-yis-GOR ba-SAR takh-TEN-na

In context — Genesis 2:21

LORD God {And He} caused to fall a deep sleep upon the man {And} he slept {And} he took one from his ribs {And} he closed with flesh in its place

About this coordinate

Genesis 2:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 2:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּישָׁ֑ן (vayishan) 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.2.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.21.W6.S1) and character.

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