Genesis 18:13:9Gen.18.13.W9TAB
הַאַ֥ף
haaf
“really”
- Transliteration
- ha-AF
- Extended
- hah-AHF
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʔaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- really
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-AF
- phraseyour reading level
ha-AF um-NAM
- 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 particles haaf {הַאַף | ha-ʾaf} and umnam {אֻמְנָם | ʾum-nām} form an emphatic interrogative intensifying the question.
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 18:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:13, so the Hebrew word הַאַ֥ף (haaf) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.13.W9.S1) and character.