Genesis 14:23:1Gen.14.23.W1TAB
אִם־מִחוּט֙
immikhut
“if from a thread”
- Transliteration
- im-mi-KHUT
- Extended
- ihm-mih-KHOOT
- IPA
- /ʔim.mi.ˈħuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- if from a thread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-mi-KHUT
- clause
im-mi-KHUT ve-AD se-rokh-na-AL ve-im-e-KAKH mik-kol-a-sher-LAKH
- sentence
im-mi-KHUT ve-AD se-rokh-na-AL ve-im-e-KAKH mik-kol-a-sher-LAKH ve-LO to-MAR a-NI he-e-SHAR-ti et-av-RAM
Exegesis
The verse continues Abram’s solemn oath, with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ functioning idiomatically as a prohibition.
The merism mi-chut ve-ad serokh-naal {מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַ֔עַל | mik-ḥûṭ wə-ʿaḏ śərôḵ-naʿal} ‘from a thread to a sandal strap’ emphasizes refusal of even trivial loot.
Root and etymology
“thread, cord”
In context — Genesis 14:23
I will not take anything that is yours—not even a thread or a sandal strap—so that you will not be able to say, “I have made Abram rich .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:23, so the Hebrew word אִם־מִחוּט֙ (immikhut) 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.14.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.23.W1.S1) and character.