Genesis 20:2:5Gen.20.2.W5TAB
אֲחֹ֣תִי
akhoti
“my sister”
- Transliteration
- a-KHO-ti
- Extended
- ah-KHOH-tee
- IPA
- /ʔăˈħoː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my sister
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHO-ti
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHO-ti HI
- 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 clause achoti hi {אֲחֹתִי הִוא | ʾă-ḥō-tî hî} ‘my sister she’ employs the independent pronoun hi for emphasis, reinforcing the deceptive claim.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Chet–Tav
“sister”
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 20:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֲחֹ֣תִי (akhoti) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.2.W5.S1) and character.