Genesis 18:28:11Gen.18.28.W11TAB
אַשְׁחִ֔ית
ashkhit
“I will destroy”
- Transliteration
- ash-KHIT
- Extended
- ahsh-KHIHT
- IPA
- /ʔaʃˈħiθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will destroy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ash-KHIT
- phraseyour reading level
LO ash-KHIT
- clause
va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT im-em-TSA SHAM ar-ba-IM va-kha-mi-SHA
- sentence
u-LAI yakh-se-RUN kha-mi-SHIM ha-tsa-di-KIM kha-mi-SHA ha-tash-KHIT ba-kha-mi-SHA et-kol-ha-IR va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT im-em-TSA SHAM ar-ba-IM va-kha-mi-SHA
Exegesis
Within the divine reply, lo ashkhit {לֹא אַשְׁחִית | lōʾ ʾaš-ḥît} places the negation before the Hifil imperfect, strongly asserting God’s refusal to destroy.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Chet–Tav
“to destroy, to ruin”
In context — Genesis 18:28
“Perhaps five will be lacking from the fifty righteous . Will You destroy all the city for five?” And He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 18:28, so the Hebrew word אַשְׁחִ֔ית (ashkhit) 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.18.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.28.W11.S1) and character.