Genesis 19:2:11Gen.19.2.W11TAB
וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם
vehishkamtem
“rise early”
- Transliteration
- ve-hish-kam-TEM
- Extended
- veh-hish-kahm-TEM
- IPA
- /və.hiʃ.kam.ˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- rise early
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hish-kam-TEM
- clause
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
Exegesis
The Hifil perfect vehishkamtem {וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם | wəhiškamtem} ‘and you will rise early’ and the perfect vahalakhtem {וַהֲלַכְתֶּם | wa-hălaḵtem} ‘and you will go’ project subsequent morning actions, linked by the prepositional phrase ledarkechem {לְדַרְכְּכֶם | lədarkəḵem} ‘to your way.’
In context — Genesis 19:2
He said, “Please, my lords , turn aside to your servant’s house, stay the night, and wash your feet . Then you may rise early in the morning and go on your way.” But they replied, “No; we will stay the night in the public square.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 19:2, so the Hebrew word וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם (vehishkamtem) 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.19.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.2.W11.S1) and character.