Genesis 21:1:3Gen.21.1.W3TAB
אֶת־שָׂרָ֖ה
etsara
“Sarah”
- Transliteration
- et-sa-RA
- Extended
- eht-sah-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.saː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sarah
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 | |
| 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
et-sa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
pa-KAD et-sa-RA
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR va-YA-as ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et־ {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} before sarah {שָׂרָה | śā-rāh} highlights Sarah as the definite recipient of divine action.
In context — Genesis 21:1
The LORD gave Sarah His attention , just as He had said; the LORD carried out for Sarah exactly what He had spoken.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׂרָ֖ה (etsara) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.1.W3.S1) and character.