Genesis 21:24:4Gen.21.24.W4TAB
אִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃
ishavea
“will swear”
- Transliteration
- i-sha-VE-a
- Extended
- ih-shah-VEH-ah
- IPA
- /ʔiʃ.ʃaː.ˈveː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- will swear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
i-sha-VE-a
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM a-no-KHI i-sha-VE-a
Exegesis
The Niphal imperfect ish-shavea {אִשָּׁבֵֽעַ | ʾiš-šā-vē-aʿ} functions as a performative declaration, where the speech act itself constitutes the oath. In English, the formal rendering preserves the Hebrew emphasis with “I myself will swear,” while the dynamic uses “replied” and “I swear” to convey natural dialogue flow and solemnity.
Root and etymology
sh-b-ʿshin–bet–ayin
“to swear, take an oath”
In context — Genesis 21:24
Abraham said, “I myself will swear.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:24, so the Hebrew word אִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ (ishavea) 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.21.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.24.W4.S1) and character.