Genesis 17:14:6Gen.17.14.W6TAB
עָרְלָת֔וֹ
orlato
“his foreskin”
- Transliteration
- or-la-TO
- Extended
- ohr-lah-TOH
- IPA
- /ʕɔr.laː.ˈθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
or-la-TO
- 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
Rootayin–resh–lamed
“to be uncircumcised”
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 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:14, so the Hebrew word עָרְלָת֔וֹ (orlato) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.14.W6.S1) and character.