Genesis 18:32:8Gen.18.32.W8TAB
יִמָּצְא֥וּן
yimmatseun
“be found”
- Transliteration
- yim-ma-tse-UN
- Extended
- yih-maa-tseh-OON
- IPA
- /jim.maː.tsə.ˈʔuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- be found
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yim-ma-tse-UN
- phraseyour reading level
yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM
- 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
Ulai {אוּלַי | ʾū-lay} “perhaps” introduces a clause of uncertain possibility, while yimmatsun {יִמָּצְאוּן | yim-māṣ-ʾûn} “they might be found” is a passive Niphal, underscoring that the righteous, if present, are to be discovered rather than supplied by Abraham.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem-Tsade-Aleph
“to find, encounter”
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 18:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word יִמָּצְא֥וּן (yimmatseun) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W8.S1) and character.