Genesis 17:20:1Gen.17.20.W1TAB
וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֘
uleyishmael
“and concerning Ishmael”
- Transliteration
- u-le-yish-ma-EL
- Extended
- oo-leh-yihsh-mah-EHL
- IPA
- /uː.lə.jiʃ.maː.ˈʕeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and concerning Ishmael
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-yish-ma-EL
- clause
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
The verse opens with u-le-Yishmael {וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל | û-lə-yiš-mā-ʿēl} as a topical phrase marking a contrastive shift in the covenant narrative.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, to listen”
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֘ (uleyishmael) 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.17.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W1.S1) and character.