Genesis 31:23:9Gen.31.23.W9PAT
וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק
vayadebek
“he overtook”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-de-BEK
- Extended
- vah-yah-deh-BEHK
- IPA
- /waj.jaðˈbeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- he overtook
- French
- il rattrapa
- Spanish
- alcanzó a
- Portuguese
- alcançou
- German
- er erreichte
- Russian
- он настиг
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَأَدْرَكَ
- Hindi
- उसने पकड़ लिया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 他追上了
- Korean
- 그가 따라잡았다
- Indonesian
- ia menyusul
- Bengali
- সে ধরে ফেলল
- Tagalog
- at naabutan niya
- Swahili
- akamfikia
- Amharic
- እርሱ ደረሰ
- Yoruba
- ó dé bá
- Igbo
- o ruru
- Twi
- oduu
- Ewe
- esrɔ̃
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-de-BEK
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-de-BEK o-TO
- clause
va-ya-de-BEK o-TO be-HAR ha-gil-AD
- 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 context — Genesis 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 31:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 31:23, so the Hebrew word וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק (vayadebek) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.31.23.W9.S1) and character.