Genesis 14:9:16Gen.14.9.W16TAB
אֶת־הַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃
ethakhamisha
“against the five”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
- Extended
- eht-hah-khah-mih-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.ħă.miˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the five
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
- clause
ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
- sentence
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
Exegesis
Following the list, the summarizing phrase arbaah melakhim {אַרְבָּעָה מְלָכִים | ʾar-bā-ʿā mə-lā-kîm} ‘four kings’ precedes et-hachamishah {אֶת־הַחֲמִשָּׁה | ʾeṯ-ha-ḥă-miš-šāh} ‘the five’, functioning as the opposing group. Here et introduces the second coalition, and the absence of an explicit preposition relies on context to convey an adversative sense (“against”). The clause is asyndetic, serving as an appositional elaboration. In translation, the sequence of names is preserved, arbaah melakhim is rendered “four kings,” and the accusative et-hachamishah is expressed with “against the five” to highlight the contrast.
In context — Genesis 14:9
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of the nations , Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against the five.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ (ethakhamisha) 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.14.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.9.W16.S1) and character.