Genesis 19:33:1Gen.19.33.W1TAB
וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ
vatashkeina
“they made drink”
- Transliteration
- va-tash-KEI-na
- Extended
- vah-tash-KEE-nah
- IPA
- /vat.taʃ.ˈqeː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they made drink
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
va-tash-KEI-na
- phraseyour reading level
va-tash-KEI-na et-a-vi-HEN
- clause
va-tash-KEI-na et-a-vi-HEN YA-yin ba-LAI-la HU
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na et-a-vi-HEN YA-yin ba-LAI-la HU va-ta-VO ha-be-khi-RA va-ti-she-KAV et-a-VI-a ve-lo-ya-DA be-shi-khe-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
The opening verb vatashkena {וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ | wat-taš-qê-nā} ‘and they caused to drink’ is a Hiphil wayyiqtol, emphasizing the daughters’ active role.
In context — Genesis 19:33
So they made their father drink wine that night. Then the elder daughter came in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:33, so the Hebrew word וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ (vatashkeina) 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.19.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.33.W1.S1) and character.