Genesis 21:4:8Gen.21.4.W8TAB
צִוָּ֥ה
tsiva
“{He} commanded”
- Transliteration
- tsi-VA
- Extended
- tsih-VAA
- IPA
- /tsiw.ˈwaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} commanded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsi-VA
- phraseyour reading level
tsi-VA o-TO
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
- 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 clause ka'asher tsivvah oto Elohim {כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים | ka-ʾă-šer ṣiv-vāh ʾō-ṯô ʾĕ-lō-hîm} uses ka'asher to introduce a comparative-conformity clause, “according to how God had commanded him.” Hebrew places the verb tsivvah before the object pronoun oto and then names the subject Elohim, highlighting Abraham’s obedience in direct response to God’s directive.
Root and etymology
ts-w-htsade–vav–heh
“to command, order”
In context — Genesis 21:4
On the eighth day of his life, Abraham circumcised Isaac, as God had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:4, so the Hebrew word צִוָּ֥ה (tsiva) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.4.W8.S1) and character.