Genesis 20:18:5Gen.20.18.W5TAB
כָּל־רֶ֖חֶם
kolrekhem
“every womb of the”
- Transliteration
- kol-RE-khem
- Extended
- kohl-REH-khem
- IPA
- /kɔl.ˈrɛ.ħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- every womb of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-RE-khem
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–chet–mem
“womb”
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 20:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:18, so the Hebrew word כָּל־רֶ֖חֶם (kolrekhem) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.18.W5.S1) and character.