Genesis 16:5:2Gen.16.5.W2TAB
שָׂרַ֣י
sarai
“Sarai”
- Transliteration
- sa-RAI
- Extended
- sah-RAI
- IPA
- /saːˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sarai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-RAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-to-MER sa-RAI el-av-RAM
- clause
va-to-MER sa-RAI el-av-RAM kha-MA-si a-LEI-kha a-no-KHI na-TAT-ti shif-KHA-ti be-khei-KE-kha va-TE-re KI ha-RA-ta va-e-KAL be-ei-NE-ha
- sentence
va-to-MER sa-RAI el-av-RAM kha-MA-si a-LEI-kha a-no-KHI na-TAT-ti shif-KHA-ti be-khei-KE-kha va-TE-re KI ha-RA-ta va-e-KAL be-ei-NE-ha yish-POT Ye-ho-VAH bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha
In context — Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong rests on you. I gave my female servant into your lap, and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. Let the LORD judge between you and me.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:5, so the Hebrew word שָׂרַ֣י (sarai) 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.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.5.W2.S1) and character.