Genesis 22:7:2Gen.22.7.W2TAB
יִצְחָ֜ק
yitskhak
“Isaac”
- Transliteration
- yits-KHAK
- Extended
- yits-KHAAK
- IPA
- /jits.ˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Isaac
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-KHAK
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER yits-KHAK
- clause
va-yo-MER yits-KHAK el-av-ra-HAM a-VIV va-yo-MER a-VI va-yo-MER hi-ne-NI ve-NI
- sentence
va-yo-MER yits-KHAK el-av-ra-HAM a-VIV va-yo-MER a-VI va-yo-MER hi-ne-NI ve-NI va-yo-MER hi-NEH ha-ESH ve-ha-e-TSIM ve-ai-YEH ha-SEH le-o-LA
Exegesis
The opening clause identifies yitschak {יִצְחָק | yiṣḥāq} addressing el-Avraham {אֶל־אַבְרָהָם | ʾel-ʾăbrāhām} aviv {אָבִיו | ʾābîw}, anchoring the exchange in the father–son relationship.
Root and etymology
ṣ-ḥ-qtsade-chet-qof
“to laugh, rejoice”
In context — Genesis 22:7
Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father.” He answered, “Here I am, my son.” Isaac said, “Look, the fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering ?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 22:7, so the Hebrew word יִצְחָ֜ק (yitskhak) 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.7.W2.S1) and character.