Genesis 18:11:10Gen.18.11.W10TAB
כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃
kanashim
“the women”
- Transliteration
- ka-na-SHIM
- Extended
- kah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /kan.naːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the women
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ka-na-SHIM
- clause
kha-DAL li-he-YOT le-sa-RA O-rakh ka-na-SHIM
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA ze-ke-NIM ba-IM ba-ya-MIM kha-DAL li-he-YOT le-sa-RA O-rakh ka-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The noun phrase orach ka-nashim {אֹרַח כַּנָּשִׁים | ʾō-raḥ ka-nā-šîm} ‘way of women’ is a euphemism for menstruation, underscoring the end of her reproductive capacity. Syntactically, the verse stacks descriptions of age and biological cessation to highlight human inability without divine intervention, preparing for the promised birth. The Hebrew idiom and euphemism are maintained in both translations with adjustments for natural English expression.
In context — Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old , far along in days, and the way of women had ceased to be for Sarah.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:11, so the Hebrew word כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃ (kanashim) 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.18.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.11.W10.S1) and character.