Genesis 18:32:3Gen.18.32.W3TAB
יִ֤חַר
yikhar
“be angry”
- Transliteration
- yi-KHAR
- Extended
- yih-KHAHR
- IPA
- /ji.ˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- be angry
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
yi-KHAR la-do-NAI
- clause
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
Exegesis
The verb yichar {יִחַר | yi-ḥar} “let it burn” has a jussive nuance and, in context, refers to divine anger; the phrase “let not Your anger burn” is an idiomatic way of asking that the superior not become angry.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-hchet–resh–heh
“to burn, to be kindled (especially of anger)”
In context — Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord . Let me speak only this once . Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word יִ֤חַר (yikhar) 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.18.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W3.S1) and character.