Genesis 21:7:8Gen.21.7.W8TAB
כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי
kiyaladti
“for I have borne”
- Transliteration
- ki-ya-LAD-ti
- Extended
- kee-yah-LAHD-tee
- IPA
- /kiː.ja.ˈlað.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for I have borne
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ya-LAD-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ya-LAD-ti VEN
- clause
ki-ya-LAD-ti VEN liz-ku-NAW
- 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 conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for’ connects to the reality clause in the Qal perfect yāladtî {יָלַ֥דְתִּי | yā-lad-tî} ‘I have borne’.
Root and etymology
y-l-dyod–lamed–dalet
“to bear, bring forth”
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 21:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:7, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי (kiyaladti) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.7.W8.S1) and character.