Genesis 18:2:12Gen.18.2.W12TAB
מִפֶּ֣תַח
mipetakh
“from the entrance of the”
- Transliteration
- mi-PE-takh
- Extended
- mih-PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /mip.ˈpɛ.taħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the entrance of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
mi-PE-takh
- phraseyour reading level
mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel
- clause
va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
- sentence
va-yis-SA e-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-NEH she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
Exegesis
The locative phrase mippetach haohel {מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל | mip-pe-taḥ hā-ʾō-hel} “from the entrance of the tent” situates the action at the threshold of Abraham’s dwelling, and vayishtachu artsah {וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אָֽרְצָה | way-yiš-ta-ḥû ʾā-rə-ṣāh} “and he bowed down to the ground” uses the Hitpael stem to convey full humility in his greeting.
Root and etymology
p-t-ḥpe–tav–chet
“to open, opening”
In context — Genesis 18:2
And he lifted his eyes and saw; behold, three men were standing near him. As soon as he perceived them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 18:2, so the Hebrew word מִפֶּ֣תַח (mipetakh) 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.18.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.2.W12.S1) and character.