Genesis 21:29:10Gen.21.29.W10TAB
הִצַּ֖בְתָּ
hitsavta
“you have set”
- Transliteration
- hi-TSAV-ta
- Extended
- hih-TSAHV-tah
- IPA
- /hi.ˈtsav.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-TSAV-ta
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER hi-TSAV-ta
- clause
MA HE-na SHE-va ke-va-SOT ha-EL-leh a-SHER hi-TSAV-ta le-vad-da-NAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh el-av-ra-HAM MA HE-na SHE-va ke-va-SOT ha-EL-leh a-SHER hi-TSAV-ta le-vad-da-NAH
Exegesis
A restrictive relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘that’ links to the Hifil perfect verb hitsavta {הִצַּבְתָּ | hiṣ-ṣav-tā} ‘you have set.’
Root and etymology
Rootnun-tsade-bet
“to set, station”
In context — Genesis 21:29
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the significance of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:29, so the Hebrew word הִצַּ֖בְתָּ (hitsavta) 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.21.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.29.W10.S1) and character.