Genesis 18:4:4Gen.18.4.W4TAB
רַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם
ragleikhem
“your feet”
- Transliteration
- rag-LEI-khem
- Extended
- rahg-LEE-khehm
- IPA
- /raɣ.ˈleː.xɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rag-LEI-khem
- 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
Root and etymology
r-g-lresh–gimel–lamed
“foot”
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 18:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 18:4, so the Hebrew word רַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם (ragleikhem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.4.W4.S1) and character.