Genesis 21:12:19Gen.21.12.W19TAB
זָֽרַע׃
zara
“offspring”
- Transliteration
- ZA-ra
- Extended
- ZAA-rah
- IPA
- /ˈzaː.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- offspring
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZA-ra
- 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
Rootzayin–resh–ayin
“seed”
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 21:12:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word זָֽרַע׃ (zara) 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.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W19.S1) and character.