Genesis 21:8:9Gen.21.8.W9TAB
הִגָּמֵ֥ל
higamel
“the weaning of”
- Transliteration
- hi-ga-MEL
- Extended
- hee-gah-MEHL
- IPA
- /hi.ɡaː.ˈmeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the weaning of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
hi-ga-MEL
- 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 subject for the first two verbs is identified by hayeled {הַיֶּ֖לֶד | hay-ye-led} ‘the child’, while the Niphal stem of gamal in vayigamal and higgamel {הִגָּמֵ֥ל | hig-ga-mel} emphasizes the action occurring to Isaac.
The temporal clause beyom higgamel {בְּי֖וֹם הִגָּמֵ֥ל | bə-yom hig-ga-mel} ‘on the day of being weaned’ uses an infinitive construct to indicate timing.
Root and etymology
g-m-lgimel–mem–lamed
“to wean, deal fully”
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 21:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 21:8, so the Hebrew word הִגָּמֵ֥ל (higamel) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.8.W9.S1) and character.