Genesis 41:20:1Gen.41.20.W1PAT
וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙
vatokhalna
“ate”
- Transliteration
- va-to-KHAL-na
- Extended
- vah-toh-KHAHL-nah
- IPA
- /wat.to.ˈxal.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- ate
- French
- mangèrent
- Spanish
- comieron
- Portuguese
- comeram
- German
- fraßen
- Russian
- съели
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَأَكَلْنَ
- Hindi
- खा गईं
- Chinese-Simplified
- 吃了
- Korean
- 먹었다
- Indonesian
- memakan
- Bengali
- খেল
- Tagalog
- at kumain
- Swahili
- walikula
- Amharic
- በሉ
- Yoruba
- jẹ
- Igbo
- riri
- Twi
- dii
- Ewe
- ɖu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-to-KHAL-na
- clause
va-to-KHAL-na ha-pa-ROT ha-rak-KOT ve-ha-ra-OT
- sentence
va-to-KHAL-na ha-pa-ROT ha-rak-KOT ve-ha-ra-OT ET SHE-va ha-pa-ROT ha-ri-sho-NOT ha-be-ri-OT
In context — Genesis 41:20
ate the cows the thin ones and the ugly ones seven the cows the first ones the plump ones
About this coordinate
Genesis 41:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 41:20, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙ (vatokhalna) 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.41.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.41.20.W1.S1) and character.