Genesis 16:3:6Gen.16.3.W6TAB
שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ
shifkhatah
“her maidservant”
- Transliteration
- shif-kha-TAH
- Extended
- shif-khah-TAAH
- IPA
- /ʃif.ħaː.ˈθaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her maidservant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
shif-kha-TAH
- clause
va-tik-KAKH sa-RAI e-shet-av-RAM et-ha-GAR ham-mits-RIT shif-kha-TAH mik-KETS E-ser sha-NIM le-SHE-vet av-RAM be-E-rets ke-na-AN
- sentence
va-tik-KAKH sa-RAI e-shet-av-RAM et-ha-GAR ham-mits-RIT shif-kha-TAH mik-KETS E-ser sha-NIM le-SHE-vet av-RAM be-E-rets ke-na-AN va-tit-TEN o-TAH le-av-RAM i-SHAH LO le-ish-SHA
Exegesis
The complex direct object is introduced by et-Hagar {אֶת־הָגָ֤ר | ʾeṯ-hā-gār}, emphasizing Hagar through the definite particle, then qualified by ha-Mitsrit {הַמִּצְרִית֙ | ham-miṣ-rît} “the Egyptian woman” and shiphchatah {שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ | šip-ḥā-ṯāh} “her maidservant,” stacking ethnic and social markers.
In context — Genesis 16:3
So Sarai, Abram’s wife, after ten years had passed since Abram had settled in the land of Canaan, took Hagar the Egyptian, her maidservant , and gave her to Abram her husband as his wife .
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 16:3, so the Hebrew word שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ (shifkhatah) 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.16.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.3.W6.S1) and character.