Genesis 18:10:6Gen.18.10.W6TAB
חַיָּ֔ה
khaiya
“next year”
- Transliteration
- khai-YA
- Extended
- khai-YAA
- IPA
- /ħaj.ˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- next year
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
khai-YA
- 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.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Yod–Heh
“to live, be alive”
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 18:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word חַיָּ֔ה (khaiya) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W6.S1) and character.