Genesis 19:20:15Gen.19.20.W15TAB
וּתְחִ֥י
utekhi
“{and it} may live”
- Transliteration
- u-te-KHI
- Extended
- oo-teh-KHEE
- IPA
- /uː.tə.ˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {and it} may live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-te-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
u-te-KHI naf-SHI
- clause
im-mal-TA NA SHAM-ma ha-LO mi-tse-AR HI u-te-KHI naf-SHI
- sentence
hin-neh-NA ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-ro-VA la-NUS SHAM-ma ve-HI mi-tse-AR im-mal-TA NA SHAM-ma ha-LO mi-tse-AR HI u-te-KHI naf-SHI
Exegesis
The jussive imperfect utechi {וּתְחִי | û-ṯə-ḥî} ‘may live’ presents the intended result for nafshi. The structure moves from description through plea, rhetorical insistence, and result clause, preserving the persuasive logic and urgency of the Hebrew.
In context — Genesis 19:20
See now, this city lies close for flight, and it is small. Please let me escape there—surely it is but a small place?—so that my soul may live.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 19:20, so the Hebrew word וּתְחִ֥י (utekhi) 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.19.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.20.W15.S1) and character.