Genesis 15:8:7Gen.15.8.W7TAB

אֽ͏ִירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃

irashenna

“shall possess it”

Transliteration: i-ra-SHEN-na
Extended: ee-rah-SHEHN-nah
IPA: /ʔiː.ra.ˈʃɛn.naː/

Meaning by language

English: shall possess it

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

אֽ͏ִי + רָ + שֶֽׁנ + נָּה׃

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i + ra + shen + na

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irashenna

Alphabet Analysis

	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Nun	n as in new
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
i-ra-SHEN-na
phraseyour reading level
KI i-ra-SHEN-na
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 irashennah {אֽ͏ִירָשֶֽׁנָּה | ʾî-rā-šə-nnāh} ‘I shall inherit it’ includes a paragogic nun, often conveying emphasis or emotional intensity, and a third person feminine singular suffix that refers back to the promised land understood as grammatically feminine. Syntactically, the verse presents a direct address followed by an interrogative main clause plus a subordinate ki-clause, allowing the translation to preserve the question form while clarifying that Abram is asking for a sign or confirmation, not doubting the identity of the One addressed.

Root and etymology

y-r-š

“to inherit, take possession”

In context — Genesis 15:8

And he said, “Lord GOD , by what shall I know that I will inherit it?”

About this coordinate

Genesis 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֽ͏ִירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃ (irashenna) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W7.S1) and character.

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