Genesis 21:17:4Gen.21.17.W4TAB
הַנַּעַר֒
hanaar
“the boy”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-AR
- Extended
- hah-nah-AHR
- IPA
- /han.na.ˈʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the boy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-na-AR
- phraseyour reading level
et-KOL ha-na-AR
- 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
Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm} receives the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}, focusing on kol hanaʿar {קוֹל הַנַּעַר | qôl hannāʿar}, the boy’s distress call.
Root and etymology
נ־ע־ר
“youth, young one”
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 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:17, so the Hebrew word הַנַּעַר֒ (hanaar) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.17.W4.S1) and character.