Genesis 21:4:3Gen.21.4.W3TAB
אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק
etyitskhak
“Isaac”
- Transliteration
- et-yits-KHAK
- Extended
- eht-yihts-KHAAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jits.ˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Isaac
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-yits-KHAK
- phraseyour reading level
et-yits-KHAK be-NO
- clause
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM
- sentence
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The explicit subject Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} follows, then the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} plus the object Yitschak {יִצְחָק | yiṣ-ḥāq}, with beno {בְּנוֹ | bə-nô} ‘his son’ in apposition, reinforcing Isaac’s identity.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 21:4
On the eighth day of his life, Abraham circumcised Isaac, as God had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק (etyitskhak) 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.4.W3.S1) and character.