Genesis 18:14:1Gen.18.14.W1TAB
הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א
hayippale
“is too difficult”
- Transliteration
- ha-yip-pa-LE
- Extended
- hah-yihp-pah-LEH
- IPA
- /hă.jip.pa.ˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is too difficult
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-yip-pa-LE
- phraseyour reading level
ha-yip-pa-LE me-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ha-yip-pa-LE me-ye-ho-VAH da-VAR
- sentence
ha-yip-pa-LE me-ye-ho-VAH da-VAR la-mo-ED a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA u-le-sa-RA VEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hifil imperfect hayipale {הֲיִפָּלֵא | hă-yip-pā-lēʾ} ‘will it be too extraordinary’, functioning as a rhetorical question that emphasizes divine omnipotence.
Root and etymology
Rootpe-lamed-aleph
“to be marvelous, extraordinary”
In context — Genesis 18:14
Is anything too extraordinary for the LORD ? At the appointed time I will return to you, at the time of life, and Sarah will have a son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:14, so the Hebrew word הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א (hayippale) 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.18.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.14.W1.S1) and character.