Genesis 19:6:4Gen.19.6.W4TAB
הַפֶּ֑תְחָה
hapetkha
“to the entrance”
- Transliteration
- ha-PET-kha
- Extended
- hah-PET-khah
- IPA
- /hapˈpɛt.ħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the entrance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-PET-kha
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha ve-ha-DE-let sa-GAR a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The phrase hapetachah {הַפֶּתְחָה | hap-pe-ta-ḥāh} ‘to the entrance’ employs the directional he to mark movement toward the threshold.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–tav–chet
“to open”
In context — Genesis 19:6
Lot went out to them at the entrance , and he shut the door behind him .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:6, so the Hebrew word הַפֶּ֑תְחָה (hapetkha) 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.19.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.6.W4.S1) and character.