Genesis 14:16:10Gen.14.16.W10TAB
אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֖ים
ethannashim
“the women”
- Transliteration
- et-han-na-SHIM
- Extended
- eht-hahn-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.han.na.ˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the women
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-han-na-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM et-han-na-SHIM
- clause
ve-GAM et-LOT a-KHIV u-re-khu-SHO he-SHIV ve-GAM et-han-na-SHIM ve-et-ha-AM
- sentence
va-ya-SHEV ET kol-ha-re-KHUSH ve-GAM et-LOT a-KHIV u-re-khu-SHO he-SHIV ve-GAM et-han-na-SHIM ve-et-ha-AM
Exegesis
A final coordinated unit introduced again by vegam adds et-ha-nashim {אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים | ʾeṯ-han-nā-šîm} ‘the women’ and ve-et-ha-am {וְאֶת־הָעָם | wə-ʾeṯ-hā-ʿām} ‘the people’, both marked with et, rounding out the exhaustive list. The paratactic structure with repeated conjunctions and objects creates an effect of complete restoration, mirrored in English by the series of “and” and “also” to preserve the Hebrew’s emphatic accumulation.
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the possessions , and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions. He also brought back the women and the people.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 14:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֖ים (ethannashim) 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.14.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.16.W10.S1) and character.