Genesis 21:29:11Gen.21.29.W11TAB
לְבַדָּֽנָה׃
levaddanah
“by themselves”
- Transliteration
- le-vad-da-NAH
- Extended
- leh-vahd-dah-NAAH
- IPA
- /lə.vad.da.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by themselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vad-da-NAH
- 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
Finally, levadnah {לְבַדָּנָה | lə-vaḏ-nāh} ‘by themselves’ functions adverbially, marking the deliberate isolation of the lambs and underscoring their symbolic role in the covenant context.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-dalet-dalet
“to be separate, alone”
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 21:29:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 21:29, so the Hebrew word לְבַדָּֽנָה׃ (levaddanah) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.29.W11.S1) and character.