Genesis 19:13:3Gen.19.13.W3TAB
אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם
ethamakom
“the place”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ma-KOM
- Extended
- eet-hah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ham.maː.ˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-ma-KOM
- clause
ki-mash-khi-TIM a-NAKH-nu et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH
- sentence
ki-mash-khi-TIM a-NAKH-nu et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH ki-gad-LAH tsa-a-ka-TAM et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ye-shal-le-KHE-nu Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-kha-TAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks hamakom hazzeh {הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה | ham-mā-qôm haz-zêh} “this place” as the target of destruction.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־ם
“place, standing site”
In context — Genesis 19:13
For we are destroying this place, because their outcry has become great before the presence of the LORD ; therefore the LORD has sent us to destroy it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם (ethamakom) 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.19.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.13.W3.S1) and character.