Genesis 21:29:7Gen.21.29.W7TAB
כְּבָשֹׂת֙
kevasot
“ewe lambs”
- Transliteration
- ke-va-SOT
- Extended
- keh-vah-SOHT
- IPA
- /kə.va.ˈsoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- ewe lambs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-va-SOT
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-va ke-va-SOT
- 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
The noun phrase sheva kevashot {שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת | še-vaʿ kə-ḇā-śōt} ‘seven ewe lambs’ is immediately specified by the demonstrative ha-eleh {הָאֵלֶּה | hā-ʾēl-leh} ‘these,’ creating emphasis on the objects.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-bet-sin
“young sheep”
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 21:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:29, so the Hebrew word כְּבָשֹׂת֙ (kevasot) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.29.W7.S1) and character.