Genesis 19:35:12Gen.19.35.W12TAB
בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ
beshikhvah
“when she lay down”
- Transliteration
- be-shikh-VAH
- Extended
- beh-shihkh-VAAH
- IPA
- /bə.ʃixˈvaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- when she lay down
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-shikh-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH
- clause
va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
This ignorance is framed by the merism be-shikhvah u-ve-kumah {בְּשִׁכְבָהּ וּבְקֻמָהּ | bə-šiḵ-bāh û-ḇə-qu-māh} ‘in her lying down and in her rising up’, covering the entire episode. The English translations preserve the coordinated verbs and temporal phrases to reflect the narrative flow and merism.
Root and etymology
sh-k-bshin–kaf–bet
“to lie down, recline”
In context — Genesis 19:35
So they likewise gave their father wine to drink that night, and the younger got up and lay with him; yet he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:35:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 19:35, so the Hebrew word בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ (beshikhvah) 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.19.35.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.35.W12.S1) and character.