Genesis 16:8:11Gen.16.8.W11TAB
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
sa-RAI ge-vir-TI
- 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 16:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 16:8, 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.16.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W11.S1) and character.