Genesis 21:12:14Gen.21.12.W14TAB
בְּקֹלָ֑הּ
bekolah
“to her voice”
- Transliteration
- be-ko-LAH
- Extended
- beh-koh-LAAH
- IPA
- /bə.qoː.ˈlaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to her voice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ko-LAH
- phraseyour reading level
she-MA be-ko-LAH
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
Exegesis
The imperative shema bekolaha {שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ | šəmaʿ bəqōlāh} demands obedience.
In context — Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your eyes concerning the boy or your slave woman. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, for in Isaac your offspring shall be called.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּקֹלָ֑הּ (bekolah) 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.21.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W14.S1) and character.