Genesis 16:9:7Gen.16.9.W7TAB
וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י
vehitani
“humble yourself”
- Transliteration
- ve-hit-a-NI
- Extended
- veh-hiht-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /wə.hiθ.ʕan.ˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- humble yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hit-a-NI
- clause
ve-hit-a-NI TA-khat ya-DE-ha
- 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 following ve-hitanni {וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י | wə-hit-ʿan-nî}, a Hitpael imperative, conveys reflexive self-humbling. These imperatives form a coordinated verbal clause combining movement and submission.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–nun–heh
“to be afflicted, humbled”
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 16:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 16:9, so the Hebrew word וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י (vehitani) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.9.W7.S1) and character.