Genesis 20:7:3Gen.20.7.W3TAB
אֵֽשֶׁת־הָאִישׁ֙
eshethaish
“wife of the man”
- Transliteration
- e-shet-ha-ISH
- Extended
- eh-sheht-hah-EESH
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ʃɛt.haː.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wife of the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-shet-ha-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH
- clause
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE
- sentence
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
Exegesis
The imperative hasev {הָשֵׁב | ha-shev} ‘return’ governs the construct phrase eshet-haish {אֵשֶׁת־הָאִישׁ | ʾê-šeṯ-hā-ʾîš} ‘the man’s wife.’
In context — Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die—you and all that are yours.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 20:7, so the Hebrew word אֵֽשֶׁת־הָאִישׁ֙ (eshethaish) 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.20.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.7.W3.S1) and character.