Genesis 2:21:11Gen.2.21.W11TAB
בָּשָׂ֖ר
basar
“with flesh”
- Transliteration
- ba-SAR
- Extended
- bah-SAAR
- IPA
- /baːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- with flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-GOR ba-SAR
- clause
va-yik-KAKH a-KHAT mi-tsal-o-THAV va-yis-GOR ba-SAR takh-TEN-na
- sentence
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN va-yik-KAKH a-KHAT mi-tsal-o-THAV va-yis-GOR ba-SAR takh-TEN-na
Exegesis
The final clause vayisgor basar tachtennah {וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר בָּשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה | wayyis-gōr bā-śār taḥ-ten-nāh} ‘and he closed the flesh underneath it’ emphasizes precise divine substitution and craftsmanship.
Root and etymology
b-ś-r
“flesh, bodily substance”
In context — Genesis 2:21
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept. Then He took one of his ribs and closed the flesh in its place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 2:21, so the Hebrew word בָּשָׂ֖ר (basar) 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.2.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.21.W11.S1) and character.