Genesis 22:3:17Gen.22.3.W17PAT
וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ
vayelekh
“he went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjeː.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- he went
- French
- il alla
- Spanish
- fue
- Portuguese
- foi
- German
- er ging
- Russian
- он пошёл
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَذَهَبَ
- Hindi
- वह चला गया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 他去了
- Korean
- 갔다
- Indonesian
- ia pergi
- Bengali
- গেল
- Tagalog
- at nagpunta
- Swahili
- akaenda
- Amharic
- ሄደ
- Yoruba
- ó lọ
- Igbo
- o gara
- Twi
- ɔkɔe
- Ewe
- e 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-ya-KAM va-YE-lekh
- clause
va-ye-va-KA a-TSEI o-LA va-ya-KAM va-YE-lekh el-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-a-mar-LO ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker va-ya-kha-VOSH et-kha-mo-RO va-yik-KAKH et-she-NEI ne-a-RAW it-TO ve-ET yits-KHAK be-NO va-ye-va-KA a-TSEI o-LA va-ya-KAM va-YE-lekh el-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-a-mar-LO ha-e-lo-HIM
In context — Genesis 22:3
in the morning Abraham rose early he saddled his donkey he took with him two of his young men and Isaac his son he split wood for burnt offering he arose he went to the place God that had told him
About this coordinate
Genesis 22:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Genesis 22:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ (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.22.3.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.3.W17.S1) and character.