Genesis 16:9:6Gen.16.9.W6TAB
אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ
elgevirtekh
“to your mistress”
- Transliteration
- el-ge-vir-TEKH
- Extended
- ehl-geh-vihr-TEHKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ɡə.vir.ˈteːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your mistress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ge-vir-TEKH
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH ve-hit-a-NI TA-khat ya-DE-ha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-gevirtekh {אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ | ʾel-gə-ḇir-tē-kh} ‘to your mistress’ defines the social direction of the return, while tachat yadeha {תַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ | ta-ḥat yā-ḏe-yhā} ‘under her hands’ employs a spatial metaphor to express subordination. The formal translation preserves “Go back” and “submit yourself” as direct imperatives and retains “under her hands” to echo the Hebrew imagery, whereas the dynamic translation renders these as “Return” and “place yourself under her authority” to clarify the relational nuance of power and oversight.
Root and etymology
g-b-rgimel–bet–resh
“to be strong, prevail”
In context — Genesis 16:9
The angel of the LORD said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit yourself under her hands.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 16:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ (elgevirtekh) 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.16.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.9.W6.S1) and character.