Genesis 21:18:2Gen.21.18.W2TAB
שְׂאִ֣י
sei
“lift up”
- Transliteration
- se-I
- Extended
- seh-EE
- IPA
- /sə.ˈʔiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lift up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-I
- phraseyour reading level
se-I et-ha-NA-ar
- clause
ku-MI se-I et-ha-NA-ar ve-ha-kha-ZI-ki et-ya-DEKH BO
- sentence
ku-MI se-I et-ha-NA-ar ve-ha-kha-ZI-ki et-ya-DEKH BO ki-le-GOY ga-DOL a-si-MEN-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the double imperative sequence kumi {ק֚וּמִי | qû-mî} ‘arise’ and se'i {שְׂאִ֣י | śə-ʾî} ‘lift,’ establishing urgency in addressing Hagar.
In context — Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the boy , and grasp him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:18, so the Hebrew word שְׂאִ֣י (sei) 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.21.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.18.W2.S1) and character.