Genesis 21:17:12Gen.21.17.W12TAB
מַה־לָּ֣ךְ
mahlakh
“what troubles you”
- Transliteration
- mah-LAKH
- Extended
- mah-LAAKH
- IPA
- /mah.ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- what troubles you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mah-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
mah-LAKH ha-GAR
- clause
va-yish-MA e-lo-HIM et-KOL ha-na-AR va-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR min-ha-sha-MA-yim va-YO-mer LAH mah-LAKH ha-GAR
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-lo-HIM et-KOL ha-na-AR va-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR min-ha-sha-MA-yim va-YO-mer LAH mah-LAKH ha-GAR al-tir-I ki-sha-MA e-lo-HIM el-KOL ha-na-AR ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
Exegesis
The idiom mah-lakh {מַה־לָּךְ | mah-lāḵ} “what is it with you?”
In context — Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens and said to her, “What is it with you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 21:17, so the Hebrew word מַה־לָּ֣ךְ (mahlakh) 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.21.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.17.W12.S1) and character.