Genesis 18:15:1Gen.18.15.W1TAB
וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ
vattekhakhesh
“{But She} denied”
- Transliteration
- vat-te-kha-KHESH
- Extended
- vaht-teh-khah-KHESH
- IPA
- /wat.tə.xaˈħeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {But She} denied
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vat-te-kha-KHESH
- phraseyour reading level
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR
- clause
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a
- sentence
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a va-YO-mer LO KI tsa-KHAKT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect vatekachesh {וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ | wat-tə-ḵa-ḥēš} ‘and she denied,’ marking narrative continuity.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–chet–shin
“to deny, deceive, lie”
In context — Genesis 18:15
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. Then He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:15, so the Hebrew word וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ (vattekhakhesh) 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.18.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.15.W1.S1) and character.