Genesis 36:39:12Gen.36.39.W12TAB
אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ
ishto
“his wife”
- Transliteration
- ish-TO
- Extended
- ihsh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔiʃˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM ish-TO me-hei-ta-ve-EL
- clause
ve-SHEM ish-TO me-hei-ta-ve-EL bat-mat-RED BAT MEI za-HAV
- sentence
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u ve-SHEM ish-TO me-hei-ta-ve-EL bat-mat-RED BAT MEI za-HAV
Exegesis
A parallel nominal clause follows, veshem ishto Meheitavel {וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ מְהֵיטַבְאֵל | wə-šēm ʾiš-tô mə-hê-ṭaḇ-ʾēl}, which foregrounds the queen’s identity.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Nun–Shin
“human, person”
In context — Genesis 36:39
And Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel , daughter of Matred, daughter of Mey-Zahab.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:39:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 36:39, so the Hebrew word אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ (ishto) 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.36.39.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.39.W12.S1) and character.