Genesis 18:9:5Gen.18.9.W5TAB
אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ
ishtekha
“your wife”
- Transliteration
- ish-TE-kha
- Extended
- ihsh-TEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔiʃ.ˈtɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ish-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- clause
va-yom-RU e-LAV ai-YEH sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV ai-YEH sa-RA ish-TE-kha va-YO-mer hin-NEH ba-O-hel
Exegesis
The interrogative particle ayyeh {אַיֵּה | ʾay-yêh} introduces the location question concerning Sarah {שָׂרָה | śā-rāh}, with ishtekha {אִשְׁתֶּךָ | ʾiš-te-ḵā} specifying possession.
In context — Genesis 18:9
They inquired of Abraham, “Where is Sarah , your wife?” And he answered, “Behold, she is within the tent .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:9, so the Hebrew word אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ (ishtekha) 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.18.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.9.W5.S1) and character.