Genesis 16:6:11Gen.16.6.W11TAB
שָׂרַ֔י
sarai
“Sarai”
- Transliteration
- sa-RAI
- Extended
- sah-RAI
- IPA
- /sa.ˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sarai
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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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Word in context
- word
sa-RAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-a-NE-ha sa-RAI
- clause
va-te-a-NE-ha sa-RAI va-tiv-RAKH mip-pa-NE-ha
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh va-te-a-NE-ha sa-RAI va-tiv-RAKH mip-pa-NE-ha
Exegesis
The prepositional address el-sarai {אֶל־שָׂרַי | ʾel-śārāy} specifies the addressee, paired with the emphatic particle hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnēh} ‘behold/look.’
In context — Genesis 16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave-woman is in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes.” Then Sarai afflicted her, and Hagar fled from her presence.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 16:6, so the Hebrew word שָׂרַ֔י (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.16.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.6.W11.S1) and character.