Genesis 17:16:8Gen.17.16.W8TAB
וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙
uverakhtiha
“I will bless her”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-rakh-ti-HA
- Extended
- oo-veh-rahkh-tee-HAA
- IPA
- /uː.veː.rax.tiː.ˈhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will bless her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-rakh-ti-HA
- clause
u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
- sentence
u-ve-rakh-TI o-TAH ve-GAM na-TAT-ti mi-MEN-na le-KHA BEN u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
Exegesis
Repetition of uverakhtiha {וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙ | ū-ḇē-raḵ-tî-hā} ‘and I will bless her’ intensifies the commitment to Sarah herself.
In context — Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and also give you a son from her; yes, I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations—kings of peoples will come from her.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 17:16, so the Hebrew word וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙ (uverakhtiha) 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.17.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.16.W8.S1) and character.