Genesis 18:10:9Gen.18.10.W9TAB
אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ
ishtekha
“your wife”
- Transliteration
- ish-TE-kha
- Extended
- ish-TEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔiʃ.ˈtɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- 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 clause vehineh-ben lesarah ishtekha {וְהִנֵּה־בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ | wə-hin-nēh-bēn lə-śā-rāh ʾiš-te-ḵā} uses the interjection hineh to foreground the promised result, putting focus on “a son” as the climactic gift to Sarah.
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 18:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ (ishtekha) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W9.S1) and character.