Genesis 17:19:6Gen.17.19.W6TAB
יֹלֶ֤דֶת
yoledet
“will bear”
- Transliteration
- yo-LE-det
- Extended
- yoh-LEH-deht
- IPA
- /joˈlɛ.ðɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- will bear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
yo-LE-det
- phraseyour reading level
yo-LE-det le-KHA
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA ish-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA ish-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yits-KHAK va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-be-ri-TI i-TO li-ve-REET o-LAM le-zar-O a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
In the clause Sarah ishteka yoledet lekha ben {שָׂרָה אִשְׁתְּךָ יֹלֶדֶת לְךָ בֵּן | sā-rāh ʾiš-te-kā yō-le-ḏeṯ lə-kā bēn}, the participle yoledet conveys certainty of birth and lekha highlights Abraham as beneficiary.
In context — Genesis 17:19
And God said, “No—Sarah your wife will bear for you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:19, so the Hebrew word יֹלֶ֤דֶת (yoledet) 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.17.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.19.W6.S1) and character.