Genesis 15:17:14Gen.15.17.W14TAB
הַגְּזָרִ֥ים
haggezarim
“pieces”
- Transliteration
- hag-ge-za-RIM
- Extended
- hah-geh-zah-REEM
- IPA
- /hag.gə.za.ˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- pieces
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hag-ge-za-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
hag-ge-za-RIM ha-EL-leh
- clause
ve-hin-NEH tan-NUR a-SHAN ve-lap-PID ESH a-SHER a-VAR BEN hag-ge-za-RIM ha-EL-leh
- sentence
va-ye-HI hash-SHE-mesh BA-a va-a-la-TA ha-YA ve-hin-NEH tan-NUR a-SHAN ve-lap-PID ESH a-SHER a-VAR BEN hag-ge-za-RIM ha-EL-leh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bein hagezarim ha'eleh {בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | bēn hag·gə·zā·rîm hā·ʾēl·leh} ‘between these pieces’ is placed at the end, giving climactic emphasis to the ritual space formed by the cut pieces from the prior context. In translation, the temporal clauses are rendered as “when the sun had gone down and darkness was” (formal) and “As the sun set and darkness settled” (dynamic), preserving the sequence while smoothing English style. The interjection vehineh is reflected as “behold” in the formal rendering and as “suddenly” in the dynamic version, both capturing its function of drawing attention to the extraordinary sight.
Root and etymology
g-z-r
“to cut, divide”
In context — Genesis 15:17
And it came to pass, when the sun had gone down and darkness was, that behold, a smoking furnace and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 15:17, so the Hebrew word הַגְּזָרִ֥ים (haggezarim) 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.15.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.17.W14.S1) and character.