Genesis 28:9:1Gen.28.9.W1PAT
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
vayelekh
“went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjeː.lex/
Meaning by language
- English
- went
- French
- alla
- Spanish
- fue
- Portuguese
- foi
- German
- ging
- Russian
- пошёл
- Arabic-Simplified
- ذهب
- Hindi
- गया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 去了
- Korean
- 갔다
- Indonesian
- pergi
- Bengali
- গেল
- Tagalog
- nagpunta
- 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 e-SAV
- clause
va-YE-lekh e-SAV el-yish-ma-EL
- sentence
va-YE-lekh e-SAV el-yish-ma-EL va-yik-KAKH et-ma-kha-LAT bat-yish-ma-EL ben-av-ra-HAM a-KHOT ne-va-YOT al-na-SHAV LO le-ish-SHA
In context — Genesis 28:9
went Esau to Ishmael took Mahalath daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham sister of Nebaioth besides his wives for himself as a wife
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 28:9, 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.28.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.9.W1.S1) and character.