Genesis 4:8:12Gen.4.8.W12PAT
וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃
vayahargehu
“killed him”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-har-GE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yah-hahr-GEH-hoo
- IPA
- /waj.ja.har.ˈɣeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- killed him
- French
- le tua
- Spanish
- lo mató
- Portuguese
- o matou
- German
- tötete ihn
- Russian
- убил его
- Arabic-Simplified
- قتله
- Hindi
- उसे मार डाला
- Chinese-Simplified
- 杀了他
- Korean
- 그를 죽였다
- Indonesian
- membunuhnya
- Bengali
- তাকে হত্যা করল
- Tagalog
- pinatay siya
- Swahili
- akamwua
- Amharic
- ገደለው
- Yoruba
- pa á
- Igbo
- gburu ya
- Twi
- kum no
- Ewe
- e wui
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-har-GE-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
In context — Genesis 4:8
Cain said to Abel his brother it came about while they were in the field Cain rose against Abel his brother killed him
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 4:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃ (vayahargehu) 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.4.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.8.W12.S1) and character.