Genesis 21:14:12Gen.21.14.W12TAB
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָ
vayeshallekheha
“He sent her away”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha
- Extended
- vah-yeh-shahl-leh-KHEH-hah
- IPA
- /waj.ʃal.lə.ˈħɛ.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He sent her away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha
- 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
The Piel vayeshalleha {וַיְשַׁלְּחֶהָ | way-šal-lə-ḥe-hā} “and he sent her away” marks decisive dismissal.
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 21:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 21:14, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָ (vayeshallekheha) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.14.W12.S1) and character.