Genesis 17:21:2Gen.17.21.W2TAB
אָקִ֣ים
akim
“I will establish”
- Transliteration
- a-KIM
- Extended
- ah-KEEM
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will establish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-KIM et-yits-KHAK
- clause
ve-et-be-ri-TI a-KIM et-yits-KHAK
- 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
ʾā-qîm {אָקִים | ʾā-qîm} ‘I will establish’ in the Hiphil imperfect emphasizes a future causative divine decree.
Root and etymology
consonantsQof–Vav–Mem
“to establish”
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 17:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:21, so the Hebrew word אָקִ֣ים (akim) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.21.W2.S1) and character.