Genesis 16:8:14Gen.16.8.W14TAB
בֹּרַֽחַת׃
borakhat
“am fleeing”
- Transliteration
- bo-ra-KHAT
- Extended
- boh-rah-KHAHT
- IPA
- /boː.raˈħaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- am fleeing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
bo-ra-KHAT
- 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
The participle borachat {בֹּרַחַת | bō-ra-ḥat} functions as an ongoing verbal predicate, highlighting an active, continuous flight rather than a completed act. English renderings maintain the probing dialogue and dynamic aspect distinctions.
Root and etymology
b-r-ḥbet–resh–chet
“to flee, run away”
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 16:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 16:8, so the Hebrew word בֹּרַֽחַת׃ (borakhat) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W14.S1) and character.