Genesis 16:15:10Gen.16.15.W10TAB
יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃
yishmael
“Ishmael”
- Transliteration
- yish-ma-EL
- Extended
- yihsh-mah-EHL
- IPA
- /jiʃ.maː.ˈʕeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ishmael
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yish-ma-EL
- clause
va-yik-RA av-RAM shem-be-NO a-sher-yal-DA ha-GAR yish-ma-EL
- sentence
va-TE-led ha-GAR le-av-RAM BEN va-yik-RA av-RAM shem-be-NO a-sher-yal-DA ha-GAR yish-ma-EL
Exegesis
Finally, Yishmael {יִשְׁמָעֵאל | yiš-māʿēl} appears clause-finally for emphasis, highlighting the name as the narrative climax. English renders both clauses in subject–verb order while preserving the final position of the child’s name to reflect the Hebrew emphasis.
Root and etymology
sh-m-ʿ
“He hears”
In context — Genesis 16:15
Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son whom Hagar had borne.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 16:15, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ (yishmael) 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.16.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.15.W10.S1) and character.