Genesis 28:18:1Gen.28.18.W1PAT

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם

vayashkem

rose early

Transliteration
va-yash-KEM
Extended
vah-yahsh-KEHM
IPA
/vaj.jaʃˈkeːm/

Meaning by language

English
rose early
French
se leva tôt
Spanish
madrugó
Portuguese
levantou-se cedo
German
stand früh auf
Russian
встал рано
Arabic-Simplified
استيقظ مبكرًا
Hindi
जल्दी उठा
Chinese-Simplified
早早起来
Korean
일어났다
Indonesian
bangun pagi-pagi
Bengali
উঠল
Tagalog
bumangon nang maaga
Swahili
aliamka mapema
Amharic
ማልዶ ተነሣ
Yoruba
jí ní kùtùkùtù
Igbo
tetara
Twi
sɔree ntɛm
Ewe
fɔ tsi

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יַּשְׁ + כֵּ֨ם
va + yash + kem
vayashkem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yash-KEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yash-KEM ya-a-KOV

  3. clause

    va-yash-KEM ya-a-KOV ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH et-ha-E-ven a-sher-SAM me-ra-a-sho-TAV va-ya-SEM o-TAH mat-tse-VA

  4. sentence

    va-yash-KEM ya-a-KOV ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH et-ha-E-ven a-sher-SAM me-ra-a-sho-TAV va-ya-SEM o-TAH mat-tse-VA va-yi-TSOK SHE-men al-ro-SHAH

In contextGenesis 28:18

rose early Jacob in the morning took the stone that he had placed at his head set it as a pillar poured oil on its top

About this coordinate

Genesis 28:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 28:18, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (vayashkem) 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.28.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.18.W1.S1) and character.