Genesis 19:14:4Gen.19.14.W4TAB
אֶל־חֲתָנָ֣יו
elkhatanav
“to his sons-in-law”
- Transliteration
- el-kha-ta-NAV
- Extended
- ehl-khah-tah-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħă.taˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his sons-in-law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
el-kha-ta-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER el-kha-ta-NAV lo-ke-KHEI ve-no-TAV
- clause
va-ye-TSE LOT va-ye-da-BER el-kha-ta-NAV lo-ke-KHEI ve-no-TAV va-yo-MER KU-mu tse-U min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH ki-ma-she-KHIT Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-IR
- sentence
va-ye-TSE LOT va-ye-da-BER el-kha-ta-NAV lo-ke-KHEI ve-no-TAV va-yo-MER KU-mu tse-U min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH ki-ma-she-KHIT Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-IR va-ye-HI khi-me-tsa-KHEK be-e-NEI kha-ta-NAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el chatanav {אֶל־חֲתָנָיו | ʾel-ḥăṯānāyw} ‘to his sons-in-law’ identifies the addressees, further defined by the construct lokchei benotav {לֹקְחֵי בְנֹתָיו | lōqĕḥê bənōṯāyw} ‘those taking his daughters’, indicating betrothal rather than completed marriage.
In context — Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, those who had taken his daughters, and said, “Get up, go out from this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city.” But to his sons-in-law he seemed like one joking.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חֲתָנָ֣יו (elkhatanav) 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.19.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.14.W4.S1) and character.