Genesis 28:13:12Gen.28.13.W12TAB
יִצְחָ֑ק
yitsekhak
“Isaac”
- Transliteration
- yit-se-KHAK
- Extended
- yih-tseh-KHAAK
- IPA
- /jit.sə.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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
yit-se-KHAK
- clause
ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK
- sentence
ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK ha-A-rets a-SHER a-TA sho-KHEV a-LE-ha le-KHA et-te-NEN-na u-le-zar-E-kha
Exegesis
The formula ani YHWH Elohei Avraham avikha veElohei Yitschak {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ וֵאלֹהֵי יִצְחָק} is a solemn self-identification linking Jacob to the covenant made with his ancestors. The appositional avikha ‘your forefather’ clarifies Abraham’s role.
Root and etymology
RootTsade–Chet–Qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 28:13
And behold, the LORD was standing above it, and He said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your forefather and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 28:13, so the Hebrew word יִצְחָ֑ק (yitsekhak) 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.28.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.13.W12.S1) and character.