Genesis 20:17:8Gen.20.17.W8TAB
וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יו
veamhotav
“and his maidservants”
- Transliteration
- ve-am-ho-TAV
- Extended
- veh-am-hoh-TAAV
- IPA
- /wə.ʔam.hoː.ˈθaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his maidservants
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-am-ho-TAV
- clause
va-yir-PA e-lo-HIM et-a-vi-ME-lekh ve-et-ish-TO ve-am-ho-TAV va-ye-le-DU
- sentence
va-yit-pa-LEL av-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM va-yir-PA e-lo-HIM et-a-vi-ME-lekh ve-et-ish-TO ve-am-ho-TAV va-ye-le-DU
In context — Genesis 20:17
Abraham prayed to God , and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his maidservants, enabling them to bear children.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:17, so the Hebrew word וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יו (veamhotav) 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.20.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.17.W8.S1) and character.