Genesis 18:6:11Gen.18.6.W11TAB

ל֖וּשִׁי

lushi

knead

Transliteration
LU-shi
Extended
LOO-shee
IPA
/ˈluː.ʃiː/

Meaning by language

English
knead

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Result
ל֖וּ + שִׁי
lu + shi
lushi

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    LU-shi

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer ma-ha-RI she-LOSH se-IM KE-makh SO-let LU-shi va-a-SI u-GOT

  3. 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 contextGenesis 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.