Genesis 18:6:11Gen.18.6.W11TAB
ל֖וּשִׁי
lushi
“knead”
- Transliteration
- LU-shi
- Extended
- LOO-shee
- IPA
- /ˈluː.ʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- knead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LU-shi
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-ha-RI she-LOSH se-IM KE-makh SO-let LU-shi va-a-SI u-GOT
- sentence
va-ye-ma-HER av-ra-HAM ha-O-he-la el-sa-RA va-YO-mer ma-ha-RI she-LOSH se-IM KE-makh SO-let LU-shi va-a-SI u-GOT
Exegesis
The feminine imperatives mahari {מַהֲרִי | mahă-rî}, lushi {לוּשִׁי | lû-šî}, and va'asi {וַעֲשִׂי | wa-ʿă-sî} are directly addressed to Sarah, highlighting both urgency and her responsibility for preparing the food.
In context — Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hurried to the tent to Sarah, and he said, “Hurry , take three seahs of fine flour , knead it, and make cakes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 18:6, so the Hebrew word ל֖וּשִׁי (lushi) 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.18.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.6.W11.S1) and character.