Genesis 17:26:1Gen.17.26.W1TAB
בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙
beetsem
“on the very”
- Transliteration
- be-E-tsem
- Extended
- beh-EH-tsehm
- IPA
- /bə.ˈʕɛ.tsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the very
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-E-tsem
- clause
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted temporal phrase be-etsem ha-yom haz-zeh {בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה | bə-ʿe-ṣem ha-yôm haz-zeh} emphasizing exact timing.
Root and etymology
RootAyin-Tsade-Mem
“bone, essence”
In context — Genesis 17:26
On that very day , Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:26, so the Hebrew word בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ (beetsem) 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.17.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.26.W1.S1) and character.