Genesis 21:13:2Gen.21.13.W2TAB
אֶת־בֶּן־הָאָמָ֖ה
etbenhaama
“the son of the slave woman”
- Transliteration
- et-ben-ha-a-MA
- Extended
- eht-behn-hah-ah-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ben.haː.ʔaː.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of the slave woman
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ben-ha-a-MA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA
- clause
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu
- sentence
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu KI zar-a-KHA HU
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks the focus on the noun phrase ben haamah {בֶּן־הָאָמָה | ben-hā-ʾā-māh} “son of the maidservant.”
Root and etymology
b-n-hbet–nun–heh
“son, to build up”
In context — Genesis 21:13
And the son of the maidservant I will also make into a nation , because he is your offspring.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֶּן־הָאָמָ֖ה (etbenhaama) 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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.13.W2.S1) and character.