Genesis 21:14:10Gen.21.14.W10TAB
עַל־שִׁכְמָ֛הּ
alshikhmah
“on her shoulder”
- Transliteration
- al-shikh-MAH
- Extended
- ahl-shihkh-MAAH
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʃix.ˈmaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- on her shoulder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-shikh-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
SAM al-shikh-MAH
- clause
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem ve-khe-MAT MA-yim va-yit-TEN el-ha-GAR SAM al-shikh-MAH ve-et-ha-YE-led va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha
- sentence
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem ve-khe-MAT MA-yim va-yit-TEN el-ha-GAR SAM al-shikh-MAH ve-et-ha-YE-led va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha va-te-LEKH va-te-TA be-mid-BAR be-ER sha-VA
Exegesis
Phrases el-hagar {אֶל־הָגָר | ʾel-hā-gār} and al-shikmah {עַל־שִׁכְמָהּ | ʿal-šik-māh} specify recipient and placement.
In context — Genesis 21:14
At dawn Abraham rose, took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He put the provisions on her shoulder, along with the boy , then sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Be’er Sheba.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־שִׁכְמָ֛הּ (alshikhmah) 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.21.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.14.W10.S1) and character.