Genesis 17:27:1Gen.17.27.W1TAB
וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י
vekholanshei
“and all the men of”
- Transliteration
- ve-khol-an-SHEI
- Extended
- veh-khohl-ahn-SHEE
- IPA
- /və.xɔl.ʔan.ˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khol-an-SHEI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khol-an-SHEI vei-TO
- clause
ve-khol-an-SHEI vei-TO ye-LID BA-yit u-mik-nat-KE-sef me-ET ben-ne-KHAR
- sentence
ve-khol-an-SHEI vei-TO ye-LID BA-yit u-mik-nat-KE-sef me-ET ben-ne-KHAR nim-MO-lu it-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the distributive phrase vekhol anshei beito {וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ | wə-ḵāl ʾăn-šê bêt-ô} “all the men of his household,” establishing a collective group.
In context — Genesis 17:27
All the men of his household —those born in his house and those acquired with silver from a foreigner —were circumcised with him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:27, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י (vekholanshei) 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.17.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.27.W1.S1) and character.