Genesis 16:5:9Gen.16.5.W9TAB
בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ
bekheikekha
“into your bosom”
- Transliteration
- be-khei-KE-kha
- Extended
- beh-khei-KEH-khah
- IPA
- /bə.ħeːˈqɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into your bosom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-khei-KE-kha
- 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
Exegesis
The independent pronoun anokhi {אָנֹכִי | ʾā-nō-kî} before natatti {נָתַתִּי | nā-tat-tî} highlights her initiative in giving her servant, as seen in the construct shifkhati bekheikha {שִׁפְחָתִי בְּחֵיקֶךָ | šip-ḥā-tî bə-ḥê-qe-kā}, an idiom for intimate union.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-hḥet–yod–heh
“to live, be alive”
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 16:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 16:5, so the Hebrew word בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ (bekheikekha) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.5.W9.S1) and character.