Genesis 21:9:4Gen.21.9.W4TAB
הַמִּצְרִ֛ית
hamitsrit
“the Egyptian”
- Transliteration
- ha-mits-RIT
- Extended
- hah-mits-REET
- IPA
- /ham.mitsˈriːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Egyptian
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-mits-RIT
- 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.
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 21:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word הַמִּצְרִ֛ית (hamitsrit) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W4.S1) and character.