Genesis 47:29:4Gen.47.29.W4PAT
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
vayikra
“He called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /waj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He called
- French
- il appela
- Spanish
- llamó
- Portuguese
- chamou
- German
- er rief
- Russian
- он позвал
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَدَعَا
- Hindi
- उसने बुलाया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 他叫了
- Korean
- 그가 불렀다
- Indonesian
- ia memanggil
- Bengali
- সে ডাকল
- Tagalog
- at tinawag
- Swahili
- aliita
- Amharic
- ጠራ
- Yoruba
- ó pè
- Igbo
- ọ kpọrọ
- Twi
- ɔfrɛɛ
- Ewe
- eyɔ
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA liv-NO le-yo-SEF
- 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
- 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 context — Genesis 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 47:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 47:29, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֣א (vayikra) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.47.29.W4.S1) and character.