Genesis 20:2:3Gen.20.2.W3TAB
אֶל־שָׂרָ֥ה
elsara
“about Sarah”
- Transliteration
- el-sa-RA
- Extended
- ehl-sah-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.saːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- about Sarah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-sa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
el-sa-RA ish-TO
- clause
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-sa-RA ish-TO a-KHO-ti HI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-sa-RA ish-TO a-KHO-ti HI va-yish-LAKH a-vi-ME-lekh ME-lekh ge-RAR va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RA
Exegesis
The phrase el Sarah ishto {אֶל־שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ | ʾel-śā-rāh ʾiš-tô} uses el as a topic marker linking the verb to “Sarah his wife.”
In context — Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for her and took Sarah .
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שָׂרָ֥ה (elsara) 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.20.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.2.W3.S1) and character.