Genesis 21:5:7Gen.21.5.W7TAB
יִצְחָ֥ק
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
- phraseyour reading level
yits-KHAK be-NO
- clause
be-hiv-VA-led LO ET yits-KHAK be-NO
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ben-me-AT sha-NA be-hiv-VA-led LO ET yits-KHAK be-NO
Exegesis
The particle et {אֵ֖ת | ʾēt} marks yitschak {יִצְחָ֥ק | yiṣ-ḥāq} as the direct object, with beno {בְּנֽוֹ | bə-nô} reinforcing “his son.” The phrase serves as a temporal clause highlighting Abraham’s advanced age at Isaac’s birth.
Root and etymology
ts-ḥ-qTsade–Chet–Qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 21:5
Abraham was one hundred years old when Isaac was born to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:5, so the Hebrew word יִצְחָ֥ק (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.21.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.5.W7.S1) and character.