Genesis 15:8:5Gen.15.8.W5TAB
אֵדַ֖ע
eda
“shall I know”
- Transliteration
- e-DA
- Extended
- eh-DAH
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈðaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall I know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
e-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ba-MA e-DA
- clause
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
Exegesis
The verb eda {אֵדַע | ʾē-ḏaʿ} ‘shall I know’ is a Qal imperfect first person form that looks to future, personal knowledge, introducing the content clause marked by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘that’. This ki-clause, “that I will inherit it,” functions as the object of Abram’s knowing.
In context — Genesis 15:8
And he said, “Lord GOD , by what shall I know that I will inherit it?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֵדַ֖ע (eda) 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.15.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W5.S1) and character.