Genesis 18:4:3Gen.18.4.W3TAB
וְרַחֲצ֖וּ
verakhatsu
“wash”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-kha-TSU
- Extended
- veh-rah-khah-TSOO
- IPA
- /wə.ra.ħă.ˈtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ra-kha-TSU
- clause
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem
- sentence
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem ve-hish-sha-a-NU TA-khat ha-ETS
Exegesis
A vav prefix chains the Qal imperative verachatsu {וְרַחֲצוּ | wə-ra-ḥă-ṣû} ‘and wash’ with the Niphal imperative vehishaanu {וְהִשָּׁעֲנוּ | wə-hiš-šā-ʿă-nû} ‘and rest yourselves,’ outlining a sequential act of refreshment and repose.
In context — Genesis 18:4
Please, let a little water be brought, so you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree .
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:4, so the Hebrew word וְרַחֲצ֖וּ (verakhatsu) 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.18.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.4.W3.S1) and character.