Genesis 21:8:10Gen.21.8.W10TAB
אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃
etyitskhak
“Isaac”
- Transliteration
- et-yits-KHAK
- Extended
- eht-yits-KHAAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.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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Word in context
- word
et-yits-KHAK
- phraseyour reading level
hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
- clause
va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-yig-DAL ha-YE-led va-yi-ga-MAL va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
Exegesis
The noun mishteh gadol {מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֔וֹל | miš-teh ga-dol} ‘great feast’ indicates a significant communal event, while the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks Isaac as the object of the weaning milestone. The sequence is rendered in English with adjusted syntax for clarity, preserving the focus on Isaac’s developmental stage and the ensuing celebration.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 21:8
The child grew and was weaned , and Abraham prepared a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃ (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.21.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.8.W10.S1) and character.