Genesis 21:30:4Gen.21.30.W4TAB
כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת
kevasot
“ewe lambs”
- Transliteration
- ke-va-SOT
- Extended
- keh-vah-SOHT
- IPA
- /kə.vaˈsoːθ/
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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Word in context
- word
ke-va-SOT
- phraseyour reading level
et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT
- clause
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI ba-a-VUR ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA KI kha-FAR-ti et-ha-be-ER ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The phrase ʾet-ševaʿ kə-ḇā-śōṯ {אֶת־שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת | ʾeṯ še-ḇaʿ kə-ḇā-śōṯ} ‘the seven ewe-lambs’ is marked by the direct object particle ʾet and a feminine cardinal number in construct.
Root and etymology
k-b-skaf–bet–shin
“young sheep; lamb”
In context — Genesis 21:30
And he said, “Because you will take these seven ewe-lambs from my hand, it will serve as a witness that I have dug this well.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:30, so the Hebrew word כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת (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.21.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.30.W4.S1) and character.