Genesis 17:24:6Gen.17.24.W6TAB
בְּשַׂ֥ר
besar
“in the flesh of”
- Transliteration
- be-SAR
- Extended
- beh-SAHR
- IPA
- /bə.ˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the flesh of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
be-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
be-SAR or-la-TO
- clause
be-him-mo-LO be-SAR or-la-TO
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ben-tish-EEM va-TE-sha sha-NA be-him-mo-LO be-SAR or-la-TO
Exegesis
Finally the construct chain be-sar orlato {בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ | bə-śar ʿar-lā-ṯô} specifies the bodily sphere (‘in the flesh of his foreskin’) where the rite occurs. In English the infinitive clause is rendered as a temporal clause and the construct chain as a prepositional phrase, preserving Hebrew clause order and emphasizing the literal enactment of the covenant sign.
Root and etymology
b-s-rbet–sin–resh
“flesh, meat”
In context — Genesis 17:24
And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:24, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׂ֥ר (besar) 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.17.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.24.W6.S1) and character.