Genesis 21:9:7Gen.21.9.W7TAB
מְצַחֵֽק׃
metsakhek
“laughing”
- Transliteration
- me-tsa-KHEK
- Extended
- meh-tsah-KHEHK
- IPA
- /mə.tsaˈħeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- laughing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
me-tsa-KHEK
- 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 Piel participle metsahek {מְצַחֵֽק | mə-ṣa-ḥêq} ‘laughing’ functions resultively, conveying ongoing action and heightening narrative tension.
Root and etymology
ṣ-ḥ-qtsade–chet–qof
“to laugh, mock, play”
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 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word מְצַחֵֽק׃ (metsakhek) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W7.S1) and character.