Genesis 21:3:7Gen.21.3.W7TAB
יִצְחָֽק׃
yitskhak
“Isaac”
- Transliteration
- yits-KHAK
- Extended
- yihts-KHAAK
- IPA
- /jits.ˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Isaac
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-yik-RA av-ra-HAM et-shem-be-NO ha-no-lad-LO a-sher-yal-da-LO sa-RA yits-KHAK
Exegesis
The positioning of Yitschak {יִצְחָק | yiṣ-ḥāq} at the end creates a climactic focus typical of Hebrew naming formulas.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son Isaac—the child born to him, the one Sarah bore for him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:3, so the Hebrew word יִצְחָֽק׃ (yitskhak) 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.21.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.3.W7.S1) and character.