Genesis 18:13:6Gen.18.13.W6TAB
צָחֲקָ֨ה
tsakhakah
“{She} laughed”
- Transliteration
- tsa-kha-KAH
- Extended
- tsah-khah-KAAH
- IPA
- /tsaː.ħă.ˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {She} laughed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-kha-KAH
- phraseyour reading level
LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH
- 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 perfect tsachaqah {צָחֲקָה | ṣā-ḥă-qāh} reports Sarah’s laughter, introduced by the quotative infinitive leemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr}.
Root and etymology
ts-ḥ-qtsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
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 18:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:13, so the Hebrew word צָחֲקָ֨ה (tsakhakah) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.13.W6.S1) and character.