Genesis 17:11:1Gen.17.11.W1TAB
וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕ם
unemaltem
“you shall be circumcised”
- Transliteration
- u-ne-mal-TEM
- Extended
- oo-neh-mahl-TEHM
- IPA
- /uː.nə.mal.ˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall be circumcised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ne-mal-TEM
- clause
u-ne-mal-TEM ET be-SAR or-lat-KHEM
- sentence
u-ne-mal-TEM ET be-SAR or-lat-KHEM ve-ha-YA le-OT be-RIT bei-NI u-bei-NEI-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with unemaltem {וּנְמַלְתֶּם | unemaltem}, a Qal perfect with prefixed vav functioning as an imperative directive.
Root and etymology
m-w-lMem–Vav–Lamed
“to cut around, circumcise”
In context — Genesis 17:11
You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall serve as a distinguishing mark of the covenant between Me and you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:11, so the Hebrew word וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕ם (unemaltem) 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.11.W1.S1) and character.