Genesis 17:21:10Gen.17.21.W10TAB
בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה
bashshana
“in the year”
- Transliteration
- bash-sha-NA
- Extended
- bahsh-shah-NAA
- IPA
- /baʃ.ʃaː.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the year
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bash-sha-NA
- clause
a-SHER te-LED le-KHA sa-RA lam-mo-ED haz-ZE bash-sha-NA ha-a-khe-RET
- sentence
ve-et-be-ri-TI a-KIM et-yits-KHAK a-SHER te-LED le-KHA sa-RA lam-mo-ED haz-ZE bash-sha-NA ha-a-khe-RET
Exegesis
The temporal chain la-mmô-ʿēd haz-zeh baš-šānāh hā-ʾaḥe-ret {לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחֶרֶת} merges “appointed time,” “this,” and “next year” into a precise schedule. The initial vav is rendered “Yet” to mark contrast with earlier offspring promises, underscoring divine sovereignty over timing.
Root and etymology
sh-n-hshin-nun-heh
“to repeat or change”
In context — Genesis 17:21
Yet I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this appointed time in the next year.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 17:21, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה (bashshana) 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.17.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.21.W10.S1) and character.