Genesis 41:4:1Gen.41.4.W1PAT

וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה

vatokhalna

ate

Transliteration
va-to-KHAL-na
Extended
vah-toh-KHAHL-nah
IPA
/wat.toː.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

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Result
וַ + תֹּא + כַ֣לְ + נָה
va + to + khal + na
vatokhalna

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-to-KHAL-na

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-to-KHAL-na ha-pa-ROT

  3. clause

    va-to-KHAL-na ha-pa-ROT ra-OT ha-mar-EH ve-da-KOT ha-ba-SAR ET she-VA ha-pa-ROT ye-FOT ha-mar-EH ve-ha-be-ri-OT

  4. sentence

    va-to-KHAL-na ha-pa-ROT ra-OT ha-mar-EH ve-da-KOT ha-ba-SAR ET she-VA ha-pa-ROT ye-FOT ha-mar-EH ve-ha-be-ri-OT va-yi-KATS par-O

In contextGenesis 41:4

ate the cows ugly in appearance and thin in flesh seven cows beautiful in appearance and plump awoke Pharaoh

About this coordinate

Genesis 41:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 41:4, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה (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.41.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.41.4.W1.S1) and character.