Genesis 21:10:12Gen.21.10.W12TAB
עִם־בְּנִ֖י
imbeni
“with my son”
- Transliteration
- im-be-NI
- Extended
- ihm-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʕim.bə.ˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with my son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-be-NI
- clause
KI LO yi-RASH ben-ha-a-MA ha-ZOT im-be-NI im-yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-TO-mer le-av-ra-HAM ga-RESH ha-a-MA ha-ZOT ve-et-be-NAH KI LO yi-RASH ben-ha-a-MA ha-ZOT im-be-NI im-yits-KHAK
Exegesis
Finally, the double prepositional phrase im-beni im-Yitschak {עִם־בְּנִ֖י עִם־יִצְחָֽק | ʿim-bə-nî ʿim-yiṣ-ḥāq} ‘with my son, with Isaac’ emphasizes Isaac’s exclusive claim. The repetition and paired prepositions reflect Hebrew emphasis, which the English reproduces by preserving both duplication and causal connection.
In context — Genesis 21:10
So she said to Abraham, “Drive out the maidservant —this one—and her son, for the son of this maidservant will not inherit together with my son, with Isaac.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 21:10, so the Hebrew word עִם־בְּנִ֖י (imbeni) 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.21.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.10.W12.S1) and character.