Genesis 17:11:4Gen.17.11.W4TAB
עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם
orlatkhem
“your foreskin”
- Transliteration
- or-lat-KHEM
- Extended
- ohr-laht-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ʕɔr.laθ.ˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your foreskin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
or-lat-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-SAR or-lat-KHEM
- 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 particle et {אֵת | ʾēt} signals the definite object, leading into the construct phrase besar orlatkhem {בְּשַׂר עָרְלַתְכֶם | bəśar ʿorlaṯḵem}, linking flesh with your foreskin.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–resh–lamed
“to be uncircumcised”
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 17:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 17:11, so the Hebrew word עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם (orlatkhem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.11.W4.S1) and character.