Genesis 18:13:11Gen.18.13.W11TAB
אֵלֵ֖ד
eled
“shall I bear”
- Transliteration
- e-LED
- Extended
- eh-LEHD
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈleːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall I bear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LED
- clause
LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-av-ra-HAM LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
Exegesis
The imperfect eled {אֵלֵד | ʾê-lēḏ} expresses the potential to bear a child.
In context — Genesis 18:13
Then the LORD spoke to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, even though I have grown old?'"
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 18:13, so the Hebrew word אֵלֵ֖ד (eled) 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.18.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.13.W11.S1) and character.