Genesis 14:16:5Gen.14.16.W5TAB
אֶת־ל֨וֹט
etlot
“Lot”
- Transliteration
- et-LOT
- Extended
- eht-LOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lot
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM et-LOT a-KHIV u-re-khu-SHO
- 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
The clause then adds a coordinated and emphatic sequence introduced by vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also’, followed by et-lot {אֶת־לוֹט | ʾeṯ-lōṭ} ‘Lot’ and the appositional achiv {אָחִיו | ʾā-ḥîw} ‘his brother’, emphasizing the familial restoration.
Root and etymology
l-w-ṭ
“to wrap, envelop”
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 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 14:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־ל֨וֹט (etlot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.16.W5.S1) and character.