Genesis 18:17:3Gen.18.17.W3TAB
הֽ͏ַמְכַסֶּ֤ה
hamekhasse
“hide”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-khas-SE
- Extended
- hah-meh-khahs-SEH
- IPA
- /ha.mə.xasˈsɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- hide
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-me-khas-SE
- phraseyour reading level
ha-me-khas-SE a-NI
- clause
ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
Exegesis
The Piel participle hamkasseh {הֽ͏ַמְכַסֶּ֤ה | ham-kaś-sēh} with prefixed definite article functions as an interrogative, posing a rhetorical question of concealment.
Root and etymology
k-s-h
“to cover, conceal”
In context — Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Should I keep hidden from Abraham what I am about to do?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:17, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ַמְכַסֶּ֤ה (hamekhasse) 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.18.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.17.W3.S1) and character.