Genesis 17:14:5Gen.17.14.W5TAB
אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר
etbesar
“the flesh of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-SAR
- Extended
- eht-beh-SAHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.bə.ˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the flesh of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-SAR or-la-TO
- clause
ve-a-REL za-KHAR a-SHER lo-yim-MOL et-be-SAR or-la-TO ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HI me-am-ME-ha
- sentence
ve-a-REL za-KHAR a-SHER lo-yim-MOL et-be-SAR or-la-TO ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HI me-am-ME-ha et-be-ri-TI he-FAR
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces the phrase besar orlato {בְּשַׂר עָרְלָת֔וֹ | bə-śar ʿor-lā-tô} “the flesh of his foreskin,” specifying the required sign.
Root and etymology
b-s-rbet–shin–resh
“flesh; body”
In context — Genesis 17:14
Any uncircumcised male who does not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin—that person must be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר (etbesar) 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.17.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.14.W5.S1) and character.