Genesis 19:2:9Gen.19.2.W9TAB
וְרַחֲצ֣וּ
verakhatsu
“wash”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-kha-TSU
- Extended
- veh-rah-khah-TSOO
- IPA
- /və.ra.ħă.ˈtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ra-kha-TSU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM
- 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
A sequence of imperatives—suru {סוּרוּ | sûrû} ‘turn aside,’ velinu {וְלִינוּ | wəlînû} ‘let us lodge,’ verachatsu {וְרַחֲצוּ | wə-raḥăṣû} ‘and wash’—structures the hospitable invitation, with el-beit avdechem {אֶל־בֵּית עַבְדְּכֶם | ʾel-bêt ʿaḇdəḵem} specifying Lot’s house as the destination.
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 19:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 19:2, so the Hebrew word וְרַחֲצ֣וּ (verakhatsu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.2.W9.S1) and character.