It is very common in Hebrew to join together words or sentences with a wāw conjunctive. Example: בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם אֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶע׃ הָאָ֗רֶע הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֨הוּ֙ בֹ֔הוּ חֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃ The wāw conjunctive וְ (“and” or “but”) is treated as an inseparable particle. It is vocalized as follows: I. BEFORE MOST CONSONANTS: וְ. Examples: דָּבָר “a word” + וְ → וְדָבָר “and a word” אָדָם