Genesis 16:1:2Gen.16.1.W2TAB
אֵ֣שֶׁת
eshet
“wife of”
- Transliteration
- E-shet
- Extended
- EH-sheht
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.ʃɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wife of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
E-shet
- phraseyour reading level
E-shet av-RAM
- clause
ve-sa-RAI E-shet av-RAM LO ya-le-DA LO
- sentence
ve-sa-RAI E-shet av-RAM LO ya-le-DA LO ve-LAH shif-KHA mits-RIT u-she-MAH ha-GAR
Exegesis
The construct phrase eshet Avram {אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם | ʾē-šeṯ ʾaḇ-rām} ‘wife of Abram’ specifies her status within his household.
In context — Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him any child. She had a servant , an Egyptian, named Hagar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:1, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣שֶׁת (eshet) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.1.W2.S1) and character.