Genesis 18:7:2Gen.18.7.W2TAB
רָ֣ץ
rats
“{He} ran”
- Transliteration
- RATS
- Extended
- RAATS
- IPA
- /ˈraːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} ran
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
RATS
- phraseyour reading level
RATS av-ra-HAM
- clause
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR RATS av-ra-HAM
- sentence
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR RATS av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH ben-ba-KAR RAKH va-TOV va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar va-ye-ma-HER la-a-SOT o-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-el {וְאֶל | wə-ʾel} “and to,” forming a prepositional phrase that directs the action toward ha-bakar {הַבָּקָר | hab-bā-qār} “the herd” and sets the scene before introducing the finite verb rats {רָץ | rāṣ} “he ran,” with Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} as the following subject. This verb–subject order heightens the sense of swift movement and urgency.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-tsaleph–resh–tsade
“land, earth”
In context — Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf , and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:7, so the Hebrew word רָ֣ץ (rats) 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.18.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.7.W2.S1) and character.