Genesis 21:16:12Gen.21.16.W12TAB
הַיָּ֑לֶד
hayaled
“the child”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA-led
- Extended
- hah-YAA-lehd
- IPA
- /haj.ˈjaː.lɛð/
Meaning by language
- English
- the child
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ha-YA-led
- phraseyour reading level
be-MOT ha-YA-led
- clause
va-te-LEKH va-TE-shev LAH min-NE-ged har-KHEK ki-me-ta-kha-VEI KE-shet KI am-RA al-er-E be-MOT ha-YA-led
- sentence
va-te-LEKH va-TE-shev LAH min-NE-ged har-KHEK ki-me-ta-kha-VEI KE-shet KI am-RA al-er-E be-MOT ha-YA-led va-TE-shev min-NE-ged va-ti-SA et-ko-LAH vat-TEVK
Exegesis
The construct bemot hayeled {בְּמוֹת הַיֶּלֶד | bə-môṯ hay-ye-leḏ} ‘in the death of the boy’ ties her plea to the child’s fate.
Root and etymology
y-l-dyod-lamed-dalet
“to bear, bring forth”
In context — Genesis 21:16
She went and sat down by herself, opposite, at a distance like the range of a bow, for she said, “Let me not see the death of the boy .” And she sat opposite and lifted her voice and wept.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 21:16, so the Hebrew word הַיָּ֑לֶד (hayaled) 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.21.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.16.W12.S1) and character.