Genesis 19:38:1Gen.19.38.W1TAB
וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה
vehatseira
“and the younger”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-tse-i-RA
- Extended
- veh-hah-tseh-ee-RAA
- IPA
- /vəhat.tsə.ʕiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the younger
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-tse-i-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI
- clause
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI
- sentence
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The verse continues the parallel narrative with vehatstsirah {וְהַצְּעִירָה | wə-haṣ-ṣə-ʿî-rāh} ‘and the younger’, presupposing the older daughter and marking a corresponding episode.
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-rayin–yod–resh
“city, town”
In context — Genesis 19:38
And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:38, so the Hebrew word וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה (vehatseira) 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.19.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.38.W1.S1) and character.