Genesis 16:2:9Gen.16.2.W9TAB
אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִ֔י
elshifkhati
“to my maidservant”
- Transliteration
- el-shif-KHA-ti
- Extended
- ehl-shif-KHAA-tee
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʃif.ˈħaː.θiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my maidservant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-shif-KHA-ti
- clause
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na
- sentence
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na va-yish-MA av-RAM le-KOL sa-RAI
Exegesis
The imperative bo-na el-shifchati {בֹּא־נָא אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִי | bō-nā ʾel-šip-ḥā-ṯî} directs Abram to Hagar, and ulai ibbaneh mimmenah {אוּלַי אִבָּנֶה מִמֵּנָּה | ʾû-lay ʾib-bā-neh mim-mē-nāh} expresses uncertain hope of establishment through her.
In context — Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, “See, the LORD has kept me from bearing children. Go in to my maidservant; perhaps I will be built up through her.” Abram listened to Sarai’s voice.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 16:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִ֔י (elshifkhati) 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.16.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.2.W9.S1) and character.