Genesis 29:21:5Gen.29.21.W5TAB
אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֔י
etishti
“my wife”
- Transliteration
- et-ish-TI
- Extended
- eht-ish-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔiʃˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my wife
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-ish-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ha-VA et-ish-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV el-la-VAN ha-VA et-ish-TI KI ma-le-U ya-MAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV el-la-VAN ha-VA et-ish-TI KI ma-le-U ya-MAI ve-a-VO-a e-LE-ha
Exegesis
The imperative havah {הָבָה | hā-ḇāh} ‘give’ conveys an urgent request, and the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces ishti {אִשְׁתִּי | ʾiš-tî} ‘my wife’, foregrounding the relationship at issue.
In context — Genesis 29:21
Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife , because my time is fulfilled , so that I may go in to her.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 29:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 29:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֔י (etishti) 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.29.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.29.21.W5.S1) and character.