Genesis 38:21:2Gen.38.21.W2TAB
אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י
etanshei
“the men of”
- Transliteration
- et-an-SHEI
- Extended
- eht-ahn-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔan.ˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the men of
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-an-SHEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH
- clause
va-yish-AL et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH le-MOR ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA HI va-ei-NA-yim al-had-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-yish-AL et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH le-MOR ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA HI va-ei-NA-yim al-had-DA-rekh va-yom-RU lo-ha-ye-TA va-ZEH ke-de-SHA
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces the direct object anshei mekomah {אַנְשֵׁי מְקֹמָהּ֙ | ʾanšê məqōmāh} ‘the men of her place,’ a construct chain anchoring the inquiry in the local community.
In context — Genesis 38:21
And he asked the men of her place , “Where is the sacred prostitute who was at Enaim on the road?” And they said, “There has not been any sacred prostitute here.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 38:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 38:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י (etanshei) 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.38.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.21.W2.S1) and character.