Genesis 16:8:10Gen.16.8.W10TAB
מִפְּנֵי֙
mipenei
“from”
- Transliteration
- mi-pe-NEI
- Extended
- mih-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /mip.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
mi-pe-NEI
- clause
va-TO-mer mi-pe-NEI sa-RAI ge-vir-TI a-no-KHI bo-ra-KHAT
- sentence
va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI va-TO-mer mi-pe-NEI sa-RAI ge-vir-TI a-no-KHI bo-ra-KHAT
Exegesis
Mipnei Sarai gevirti {מִפְּנֵי שָׂרַי גְּבִרְתִּי | mip-pə-nē śā-rai gə-bir-tî} combines spatial imagery of “presence” with relational status “my mistress,” indicating her motive.
In context — Genesis 16:8
And he said, “Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, from where have you come, and where will you go?” She answered, “From the presence of Sarai my mistress , I am fleeing.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 16:8, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵי֙ (mipenei) 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.16.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W10.S1) and character.