Genesis 17:10:12Gen.17.10.W12TAB
כָּל־זָכָֽר׃
kolzakhar
“every male”
- Transliteration
- kol-za-KHAR
- Extended
- kohl-zah-KHAAR
- IPA
- /kɔl.zaː.ˈxaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- every male
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-za-KHAR
- clause
him-MOL la-KHEM kol-za-KHAR
- sentence
ZOT be-ri-TI a-SHER tish-me-RU bei-NI u-vei-nei-KHEM u-VEIN zar-a-KHA a-kha-REI-kha him-MOL la-KHEM kol-za-KHAR
Exegesis
The fronted Niphal infinitive himol {הִמּוֹל | him-môl} ‘shall be circumcised’ lachem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵem} ‘to you’ kol-zakhar {כָּל־זָכָר | kol-zā-ḵār} ‘every male’ functions as an impersonal passive command, here rendered with a finite passive construction to preserve its collective, distributive force.
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin–kaf–resh
“male”
In context — Genesis 17:10
This is My covenant that you are to keep between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you must be circumcised.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 17:10, so the Hebrew word כָּל־זָכָֽר׃ (kolzakhar) 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.17.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.10.W12.S1) and character.