Genesis 18:12:7Gen.18.12.W7TAB
הֽ͏ָיְתָה־לִּ֣י
hayetali
“was for me”
- Transliteration
- ha-ye-ta-LI
- Extended
- hah-yeh-tah-LEE
- IPA
- /haː.jə.θaː.ˈlːiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was for me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ye-ta-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ye-ta-LI ed-NA
- clause
a-kha-RE ve-lo-TI ha-ye-ta-LI ed-NA va-a-do-NI za-KEN
- 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 existential construction hayetah-li ednah {הֽ͏ָיְתָה־לִּ֣י עֶדְנָ֔ה | hā-yə-ṯāh-lî ʿeḏ-nāh} uses a Qal perfect plus preposition and suffix to ask if she will have delight.
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 18:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:12, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ָיְתָה־לִּ֣י (hayetali) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.12.W7.S1) and character.