Genesis 17:23:16Gen.17.23.W16TAB
אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר
etbesar
“flesh of”
- Transliteration
- ET-be-SAR
- Extended
- EET-beh-SAHR
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.bə.ˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- flesh of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-be-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
ET-be-SAR or-la-TAM
- clause
va-ya-MAL ET-be-SAR or-la-TAM be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH ka-a-SHER di-BER i-TO e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM ET-yish-ma-EL be-NO ve-ET kol-ye-li-DEI vei-TO ve-ET kol-mik-NAT kas-PO kol-za-KHAR be-an-SHEI BEIT av-ra-HAM va-ya-MAL ET-be-SAR or-la-TAM be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH ka-a-SHER di-BER i-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
Its object et besar orlatam {אֶת־בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתָם | ʾeṯ bə-śār ʿor-lā-ṯām} ‘the flesh of their foreskin’ defines the sign.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–sin–resh
“flesh”
In context — Genesis 17:23
That same day Abraham took Ishmael his son, along with everyone born in his house and everyone bought with his silver —every male in Abraham’s household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin, just as God had spoken to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 17:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר (etbesar) 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.17.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.23.W16.S1) and character.