Genesis 21:12:16Gen.21.12.W16TAB
בְיִצְחָ֔ק
veyitskhak
“through Isaac”
- Transliteration
- ve-yits-KHAK
- Extended
- veh-yihts-KHAAK
- IPA
- /və.jits.ˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- through Isaac
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
ve-yits-KHAK
- phraseyour reading level
KI ve-yits-KHAK
- clause
KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
- 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 causal clause ki beyitschak yikkare lekha zera {כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָרַע | kî bəyiṣḥāq yiqqārēʾ ləḵā zeraʿ} highlights divine passive designation of the covenant line through Isaac.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
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 21:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְיִצְחָ֔ק (veyitskhak) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W16.S1) and character.