Genesis 18:14:7Gen.18.14.W7TAB
כָּעֵ֥ת
kaet
“about this time”
- Transliteration
- ka-ET
- Extended
- kah-EHT
- IPA
- /kaː.ˈʕeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- about this time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ET
- phraseyour reading level
ka-ET khai-YA
- clause
la-mo-ED a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA u-le-sa-RA VEN
- 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 idiom ka-et chayah {כָּעֵת חַיָּה | kā-ʿēṯ ḥay-yāh} ‘in the season of life’ specifies the timing for birth, contextually understood as a full year later.
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 18:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:14, so the Hebrew word כָּעֵ֥ת (kaet) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.14.W7.S1) and character.