Genesis 18:12:8Gen.18.12.W8TAB
עֶדְנָ֔ה
edna
“pleasure”
- Transliteration
- ed-NA
- Extended
- ehd-NAA
- IPA
- /ʕɛd.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pleasure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ed-NA
- 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.
Root and etymology
ʿ-d-nayin–dalet–nun
“delight, luxury”
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 18:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 18:12, so the Hebrew word עֶדְנָ֔ה (edna) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.12.W8.S1) and character.