Genesis 18:12:3Gen.18.12.W3TAB
בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ
bekirbah
“within herself”
- Transliteration
- be-kir-BAH
- Extended
- beh-kir-BAAH
- IPA
- /bə.qir.ˈbaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- within herself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kir-BAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-kir-BAH le-a-MOR
- clause
va-tits-KHAK sa-RA be-kir-BAH le-a-MOR
- sentence
va-tits-KHAK sa-RA be-kir-BAH le-a-MOR a-kha-RE ve-lo-TI ha-ye-ta-LI ed-NA va-a-do-NI za-KEN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bekirbah {בְּקִרְבָּהּ | bə-qir-bāh} ‘within herself’ marks this laughter as inward.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–qof–resh
“herd cattle”
In context — Genesis 18:12
And Sarah laughed inwardly, saying, “Once I have grown frail, shall I find pleasure , when my lord himself is old?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:12, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ (bekirbah) 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.18.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.12.W3.S1) and character.