Genesis 42:7:1Gen.42.7.W1PAT
וַיַּ֥רְא
vayar
“saw”
- Transliteration
- va-YAR
- Extended
- vah-YAHR
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjar/
Meaning by language
- English
- saw
- French
- vit
- Spanish
- vio
- Portuguese
- viu
- German
- sah
- Russian
- увидел
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَرَأَى
- Hindi
- देखा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 看见了
- Korean
- 보았다
- Indonesian
- melihat
- Bengali
- দেখলেন
- Tagalog
- at nakita
- Swahili
- aliona
- Amharic
- አየ
- Yoruba
- rí
- Igbo
- hụrụ
- Twi
- huu
- Ewe
- kpɔ
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAR yo-SEF
- clause
va-YAR yo-SEF et-e-KHAV va-yak-ki-REM
- sentence
va-YAR yo-SEF et-e-KHAV va-yak-ki-REM va-yit-na-KER a-lei-HEM va-ye-da-BER it-TAM ka-SHOT va-YO-mer a-le-HEM me-A-yin ba-TEM va-yo-me-RU me-E-rets ke-NA-an li-she-BAR-o-khel
In context — Genesis 42:7
saw Joseph his brothers he recognized them he acted like a stranger toward them he spoke with them harshly he said to them from where have you come they said from the land of Canaan to buy food
About this coordinate
Genesis 42:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 42:7, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥רְא (vayar) 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.42.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.42.7.W1.S1) and character.