Genesis 21:7:5Gen.21.7.W5TAB
הֵינִ֥יקָה
heineeka
“has nursed”
- Transliteration
- hei-NEE-ka
- Extended
- hee-NEE-kah
- IPA
- /heː.ˈniː.qaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has nursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hei-NEE-ka
- phraseyour reading level
hei-NEE-ka va-NIM
- clause
va-TO-mer MI mil-LEL le-av-ra-HAM hei-NEE-ka va-NIM sa-RA
- sentence
va-TO-mer MI mil-LEL le-av-ra-HAM hei-NEE-ka va-NIM sa-RA ki-ya-LAD-ti VEN liz-ku-NAW
Exegesis
The fronted Hiphil perfect verb hēnîqāh {הֵינִ֥יקָה | hē-nî-qāh} ‘would nurse’ placed before bānîm ‘children’ accentuates the surprising scenario.
Root and etymology
y-n-qyod–nun–qof
“to nurse, suckle”
In context — Genesis 21:7
And she said, “Who would have declared to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his advanced age .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:7, so the Hebrew word הֵינִ֥יקָה (heineeka) 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.21.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.7.W5.S1) and character.