Genesis 18:14:8Gen.18.14.W8TAB
חַיָּ֖ה
khaiya
“next year”
- Transliteration
- khai-YA
- Extended
- khai-YAA
- IPA
- /ħaj.ˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- next year
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khai-YA
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootchet-yod-heh
“to live, have life”
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 18:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 18:14, so the Hebrew word חַיָּ֖ה (khaiya) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.14.W8.S1) and character.