Genesis 47:29:1Gen.47.29.W1PAT

וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ

vayikrevu

{And} drew near

Transliteration
va-yik-re-VU
Extended
vah-yik-reh-VOO
IPA
/waj.jiq.rəˈvuː/

Meaning by language

English
{And} drew near
French
{Et} s'approchèrent
Spanish
{Y} se acercaron
Portuguese
{E} se aproximaram
German
{Und} nahten
Russian
{И} приблизились
Arabic-Simplified
وَاقْتَرَبَتْ
Hindi
{और} निकट आए
Chinese-Simplified
{并且}临近了
Korean
{그리고} 가까워졌다
Indonesian
{Dan} mendekat
Bengali
{আর} কাছে এল
Tagalog
at lumapit
Swahili
{Na} zikakaribia
Amharic
{እና} ቀረቡ
Yoruba
{Ati} sún mọ́
Igbo
{Na} bịaruru nso
Twi
{Na} bɛn
Ewe
{Ke} ɖe te

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Result
וַ + יִּקְ + רְ + ב֣וּ
va + yik + re + vu
vayikrevu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yik-re-VU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yik-re-VU ye-mei-yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-yik-re-VU ye-mei-yis-ra-EL la-MUT va-yik-RA liv-NO le-yo-SEF va-YO-mer LO im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha sim-NA YAD-kha TA-khat ye-re-KHI

  4. sentence

    va-yik-re-VU ye-mei-yis-ra-EL la-MUT va-yik-RA liv-NO le-yo-SEF va-YO-mer LO im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha sim-NA YAD-kha TA-khat ye-re-KHI ve-a-SI-ta im-ma-DI KHE-sed ve-e-MET al-NA tik-be-RE-ni be-mits-RA-yim

In contextGenesis 47:29

{And} drew near days of Israel to die He called his son Joseph He said to him if now I have found favor in your sight please place your hand under my thigh {And} you shall do with me kindness and truth please do not bury me in Egypt

About this coordinate

Genesis 47:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 47:29, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ (vayikrevu) 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.47.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.47.29.W1.S1) and character.