Genesis 33:13:6Gen.33.13.W6TAB
רַכִּ֔ים
rakkim
“are tender”
- Transliteration
- rak-KIM
- Extended
- rahk-KEEM
- IPA
- /rak.ˈkiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are tender
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
rak-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ha-ye-la-DIM rak-KIM
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV a-do-NI yo-DE-a ki-ha-ye-la-DIM rak-KIM ve-ha-TSON ve-ha-ba-KAR a-LOT a-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV a-do-NI yo-DE-a ki-ha-ye-la-DIM rak-KIM ve-ha-TSON ve-ha-ba-KAR a-LOT a-LAI u-de-fa-KUM YOM e-KHAD va-ME-tu kol-ha-TSON
Exegesis
Within it, the nominal clause hayeladim rakkim {הַיְלָדִים רַכִּים | haylādîm rakkîm} uses a predicate adjective to signal the children’s fragility.
Root and etymology
r-k-kresh–kaf–kaf
“to be soft, tender”
In context — Genesis 33:13
And he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are vulnerable , and the flock and cattle nursing are in my care; if they are pressed hard for even one day, then the entire flock will die.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 33:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 33:13, so the Hebrew word רַכִּ֔ים (rakkim) 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.33.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.33.13.W6.S1) and character.