Genesis 20:18:2Gen.20.18.W2TAB
עָצַר֙
atsar
“{He} had closed”
- Transliteration
- a-TSAR
- Extended
- ah-TSAHR
- IPA
- /ʕaː.ˈtsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} had closed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TSAR
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-TSOR a-TSAR
- clause
ki-a-TSOR a-TSAR Ye-ho-VAH be-AD kol-RE-khem le-VET a-vi-ME-lekh
- sentence
ki-a-TSOR a-TSAR Ye-ho-VAH be-AD kol-RE-khem le-VET a-vi-ME-lekh al-de-VAR sa-RA E-shet av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
The emphatic pairing of the infinitive absolute atsor {עָצֹר | ʿāṣōr} ‘restraining’ with the perfect atsar {עָצַר | ʿāṣar} ‘he restrained’ heightens the decisiveness of YHWH’s action.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–tsade–resh
“to restrain”
In context — Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had entirely restrained every womb in the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 20:18, so the Hebrew word עָצַר֙ (atsar) 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.20.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.18.W2.S1) and character.