Genesis 20:18:4Gen.20.18.W4TAB
בְּעַ֥ד
bead
“up”
- Transliteration
- be-AD
- Extended
- beh-AHD
- IPA
- /bə.ˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-AD
- phraseyour reading level
be-AD kol-RE-khem
- 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 prepositional phrase beʿad kol reḥem {בְּעַד כָּל־רֶחֶם | bə-ʿaḏ kōl-reḥem} ‘concerning every womb’ uses womb metonymically to denote women’s reproductive potential.
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 20:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 20:18, so the Hebrew word בְּעַ֥ד (bead) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.18.W4.S1) and character.