Genesis 19:15:10Gen.19.15.W10TAB
אֶֽת־אִשְׁתְּךָ֜
etishtekha
“your wife”
- Transliteration
- et-ish-te-KHA
- Extended
- eht-ish-teh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ʔiʃ.təˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your wife
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ish-te-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA
- clause
KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR
- sentence
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR
Exegesis
The objects ʾeṯ-ʾiš-tə-ḵā {אֶת־אִשְׁתְּךָ | ʾeṯ-ʾiš-tə-ḵā} + wə-ʾeṯ-štê bə-nō-ṯe-ḵā {וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי בְנֹתֶיךָ | wə-ʾeṯ-štê bə-nō-ṯe-ḵā}, modified by han-nim-ṣā-ʾōṯ {הַנִּמְצָאֹת | han-nim-ṣā-ʾōṯ}, focus on those present.
Root and etymology
ʾ-š-šaleph–shin–shin
“fire, blaze”
In context — Genesis 19:15
As the dawn was rising, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are found here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 19:15, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־אִשְׁתְּךָ֜ (etishtekha) 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.19.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.15.W10.S1) and character.