Genesis 15:1:14Gen.15.1.W14TAB
שְׂכָרְךָ֖
sekharkha
“your reward”
- Transliteration
- se-KHAR-kha
- Extended
- seh-KHAAR-khah
- IPA
- /sə.ˈxaːr.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your reward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-KHAR-kha
- clause
al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD
- sentence
a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM bam-ma-kha-ZEH le-MOR al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD
Exegesis
The phrase sekharkha harbeh meod {שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד | sə-ḵār-ḵā har-bēh mə-ʾōḏ} ‘your reward very exceedingly’ employs a construct noun with stacked adverbial intensifiers to convey superlative assurance. English rendering reflects these structures through temporal subordination, a prophetic verb, vocative framing, and superlative expressions.
Root and etymology
s-kh-rs-kh-r
“wages, reward”
In context — Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am a shield for you, and your reward will be very great.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 15:1, so the Hebrew word שְׂכָרְךָ֖ (sekharkha) 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.15.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.1.W14.S1) and character.