Genesis 14:16:7Gen.14.16.W7TAB
וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙
urekhusho
“and his possessions”
- Transliteration
- u-re-khu-SHO
- Extended
- oo-reh-khoo-SHOH
- IPA
- /uː.rə.xu.ˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his possessions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-re-khu-SHO
- 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 further coordination u-rekhusho {וּרְכֻשׁוֹ | û-rə-ḵuš-šō} ‘and his possessions’ extends the scope of recovery from person to property.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–kaf–shin
“to acquire, gather possessions”
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 14:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 14:16, so the Hebrew word וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙ (urekhusho) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.16.W7.S1) and character.