Genesis 19:16:9Gen.19.16.W9TAB
בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת
bekhemlat
“by the compassion of”
- Transliteration
- be-khem-LAT
- Extended
- beh-khehm-LAHT
- IPA
- /bə.ħɛmˈlaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the compassion of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-khem-LAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-mah-MAH va-ya-kha-ZI-ku ha-a-na-SHIM be-ya-DO u-ve-yad-ish-TO u-ve-YAD she-TEI ve-no-TAV be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV
- sentence
va-yit-mah-MAH va-ya-kha-ZI-ku ha-a-na-SHIM be-ya-DO u-ve-yad-ish-TO u-ve-YAD she-TEI ve-no-TAV be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV va-yo-tsi-U-hu va-ya-ni-KHU-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR
Exegesis
The construct phrase bechemlat YHWH alav {בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו | bə-ḥem-laṯ Yə-hō-wāh ʿālāyw} “in the compassion of the LORD upon him” anchors the narrative in divine mercy as the motive for the angels’ forceful deliverance.
In context — Genesis 19:16
As he hesitated, the men seized his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters in the compassion of the LORD toward him. Then they brought him out and set him down outside the city.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 19:16, so the Hebrew word בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת (bekhemlat) 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.19.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.16.W9.S1) and character.