Genesis 31:23:4Gen.31.23.W4PAT

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף

vayirdof

he pursued

Transliteration
va-yir-DOF
Extended
vah-yir-DOHF
IPA
/waj.jirˈdoːf/

Meaning by language

English
he pursued
French
il poursuivit
Spanish
persiguió
Portuguese
perseguiu
German
er verfolgte
Russian
он преследовал
Arabic-Simplified
وَلَاحَقَ
Hindi
उसने पीछा किया
Chinese-Simplified
他追赶
Korean
그가 뒤쫓았다
Indonesian
ia mengejar
Bengali
সে তাড়া করল
Tagalog
at hinabol niya
Swahili
alifuatia
Amharic
እርሱ አሳደደ
Yoruba
ó lépa
Igbo
o chụsoro
Twi
ɔtaa
Ewe
eyi ɖe

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּרְ + דֹּ֣ף
va + yir + dof
vayirdof

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yir-DOF

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yir-DOF a-kha-RAV

  3. clause

    va-yik-KAKH et-e-KHAV im-MO va-yir-DOF a-kha-RAV DE-rekh shiv-AT ya-MIM

  4. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH et-e-KHAV im-MO va-yir-DOF a-kha-RAV DE-rekh shiv-AT ya-MIM va-ya-de-BEK o-TO be-HAR ha-gil-AD

In contextGenesis 31:23

he took his kinsmen with him he pursued after him a distance of seven days he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead

About this coordinate

Genesis 31:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 31:23, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (vayirdof) 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.31.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.31.23.W4.S1) and character.