Genesis 16:8:3Gen.16.8.W3TAB
שִׁפְחַ֥ת
shifkhat
“maidservant of”
- Transliteration
- shif-KHAT
- Extended
- shihf-KHAHT
- IPA
- /ʃifˈħaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- maidservant of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shif-KHAT
- phraseyour reading level
shif-KHAT sa-RAI
- clause
va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI
- 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
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 16:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:8, so the Hebrew word שִׁפְחַ֥ת (shifkhat) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W3.S1) and character.