Genesis 20:8:7Gen.20.8.W7TAB
אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
etkholhadevarim
“all the words”
- Transliteration
- et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- eht-khohl-hah-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.xɔl.had.də.vaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le
- clause
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker va-yik-RA le-KHOL-a-va-DAV va-ye-da-BER et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le be-oz-NEI-hem
- sentence
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker va-yik-RA le-KHOL-a-va-DAV va-ye-da-BER et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le be-oz-NEI-hem va-yir-U ha-a-na-SHIM me-OD
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} introduces kol haddəḇārîm hāʾēlleh {כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | kol haddəḇārîm hāʾēlleh} ‘all these words,’ emphasizing the completeness of his report.
Root and etymology
“word, matter”
In context — Genesis 20:8
Abimelech rose early in the morning, summoned all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears . And the men were very much afraid.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (etkholhadevarim) 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.20.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.8.W7.S1) and character.