Genesis 21:30:9Gen.21.30.W9TAB
לְעֵדָ֔ה
leeda
“as a witness”
- Transliteration
- le-e-DA
- Extended
- leh-eh-DAH
- IPA
- /lə.ʕeˈðaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a witness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-e-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA
- clause
ba-a-VUR ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA KI kha-FAR-ti et-ha-be-ER ha-ZOT
- 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 preposition baavur {בַּעֲבוּר | ba-ʿă-vûr} (‘so that’) introduces a purpose/result clause with tihyeh-li leʿedah {תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּי לְעֵדָה | tih-yeh-lî lə-ʿê-ḏāh} ‘it shall be for me as a witness.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-dayin–vav–dalet
“to testify; bear witness”
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 21:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 21:30, so the Hebrew word לְעֵדָ֔ה (leeda) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.30.W9.S1) and character.