Genesis 18:10:5Gen.18.10.W5TAB
כָּעֵ֣ת
kaet
“about this time”
- Transliteration
- ka-ET
- Extended
- kah-EHT
- IPA
- /kaː.ˈʕeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- about this time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ET
- phraseyour reading level
ka-ET khai-YA
- clause
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The temporal phrase kaet chayah {כָּעֵת חַיָּה | kā-ʿēt ḥay-yāh} ‘at the time of life’ functions as an adverbial clause of time, probably pointing to a fixed, divinely appointed season, traditionally understood as the same season in the following year.
In context — Genesis 18:10
And He said, “Returning I will return to you at the appointed time of life; and behold, a son for Sarah your wife.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word כָּעֵ֣ת (kaet) 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.18.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W5.S1) and character.