Genesis 17:27:5Gen.17.27.W5TAB
וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֖סֶף
umiknatkesef
“and bought with silver”
- Transliteration
- u-mik-nat-KE-sef
- Extended
- oo-mihk-naht-KEH-sehf
- IPA
- /uː.miq.naθ.ˈkɛ.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and bought with silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-mik-nat-KE-sef
- 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
Two appositional modifiers follow: yelid bayit {יְלִיד בָּיִת | yĕ-lîḏ bā-yit} “one born in the house” and umiknat kesef {וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף | ū-mik-naṯ kĕ-sep̄} “one acquired with silver,” distinguishing native-born and purchased members.
Root and etymology
k-s-pkaf–samekh–pe
“silver, money, desire”
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 17:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:27, so the Hebrew word וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֖סֶף (umiknatkesef) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.27.W5.S1) and character.