Genesis 21:9:3Gen.21.9.W3TAB
אֶֽת־בֶּן־הָגָ֧ר
etbenhagar
“the son of Hagar”
- Transliteration
- et-ben-ha-GAR
- Extended
- eht-behn-hah-GAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bɛn.haːˈɣaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of Hagar
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
et-ben-ha-GAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-ben-ha-GAR ha-mits-RIT
- sentence
va-TE-re sa-RA et-ben-ha-GAR ha-mits-RIT a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM me-tsa-KHEK
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces the construct chain ben Hagar ha-mitsrit {בֶּן־הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית | ben hā-mits-rît} ‘son of Hagar the Egyptian’, marking lineage and ethnicity.
Root and etymology
b-n-hbet–nun–heh
“to build”
In context — Genesis 21:9
And Sarah noticed that Hagar’s Egyptian son, whom she had borne to Abraham, was laughing .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־בֶּן־הָגָ֧ר (etbenhagar) 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.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W3.S1) and character.