Genesis 48:8:1Gen.48.8.W1PAT
וַיַּ֥רְא
vayar
“{And} {He} saw”
- Transliteration
- va-YAR
- Extended
- vah-YAHR
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjar/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} {He} saw
- French
- {Et} {il} vit
- Spanish
- {Y} {él} vio
- Portuguese
- {E} {ele} viu
- German
- {Und} {er} sah
- Russian
- {И} {он} увидел
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَرَأَى
- Hindi
- {और} {उसने} देखा
- Chinese-Simplified
- {并} {他} 看见了
- Korean
- {그리고} {그가} 보았다
- Indonesian
- {Dan} {ia} melihat
- Bengali
- {এবং} {তিনি} দেখলেন
- Tagalog
- at nakita
- Swahili
- {Na} {yeye} aliona
- Amharic
- {እና} {እርሱ} አየ
- Yoruba
- {Àti} {ó} rí
- Igbo
- {Na} {ọ} hụrụ
- Twi
- {Na} {ɔ} hunuu
- Ewe
- {Eye} {e} kpɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וַ + יַּ֥רְא
↓
va + yar
↓
vayar
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAR yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-be-NEI yo-SEF
- sentence
va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-be-NEI yo-SEF va-YO-mer mi-EL-leh
In context — Genesis 48:8
{And} {He} saw Israel the sons of Joseph He said who are these
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 48:8, 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.48.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.8.W1.S1) and character.