Genesis 16:6:5Gen.16.6.W5TAB

שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙

shifkhatekh

“your maidservant”

Transliteration: shif-kha-TEKH
Extended: shihf-khah-TEHKH
IPA: /ʃif.ħaː.ˈθeːx/

Meaning by language

English: your maidservant

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

שִׁפְ + חָ + תֵךְ֙

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shif + kha + tekh

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shifkhatekh

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
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Kaf Sofit	final form of Kaf — at word end
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
shif-kha-TEKH
phraseyour reading level
hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH
clause
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
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 construct phrase shifchātekh beyādekh {שִׁפְחָתֵךְ בְּיָדֵךְ | šipḥāṯēkh bəyāḏēkh} ‘your slave-woman is in your hand’ conveys ownership and authority through a noun-construct with a second person suffix.

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 16:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 16:6, so the Hebrew word שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ (shifkhatekh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.6.W5.S1) and character.

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