Genesis 21:26:4Gen.21.26.W4TAB
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yadaeti
“I know”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA-e-ti
- Extended
- yah-DAH-eh-tee
- IPA
- /jaː.ˈda.ʕə.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ya-DA-e-ti
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-DA-e-ti
- clause
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh LO ya-DA-e-ti MI a-SA et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh LO ya-DA-e-ti MI a-SA et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ve-gam-a-TA lo-hig-GAD-ta LI ve-GAM a-no-KHI LO sha-MA-e-ti bil-TI ha-YOM
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, perceive”
In context — Genesis 21:26
And Abimelech said, “I did not know who did this matter ; you did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:26, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yadaeti) 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.21.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.26.W4.S1) and character.