Genesis 20:2:4Gen.20.2.W4TAB
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ
ishto
“his wife”
- Transliteration
- ish-TO
- Extended
- ish-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔiʃˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-TO
- 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 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 20:2, so the Hebrew word אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (ishto) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.2.W4.S1) and character.