Genesis 39:17:11Gen.39.17.W11TAB
לְצַ֥חֶק
letsakhek
“to laugh”
- Transliteration
- le-TSA-khek
- Extended
- leh-TSAH-khehk
- IPA
- /lə.ˈtsa.ħeq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to laugh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
le-TSA-khek
- phraseyour reading level
le-TSA-khek BI
- clause
ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
- sentence
va-te-dab-BER e-LAV kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le le-MOR ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
Exegesis
The infinitive clause letsachek bi {לְצַחֶק בִּי | lə-ṣa-ḥeq bî} expresses purpose, depicting the servant’s alleged intent to humiliate the speaker. The layered idioms and clauses work to maximize the sense of victimhood and to assign blame to both the servant and his master.
Root and etymology
ṣ-ḥ-qṣade–chet–qof
“to laugh, mock, grin”
In context — Genesis 39:17
And she spoke to him with these words , saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to mock me .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 39:17, so the Hebrew word לְצַ֥חֶק (letsakhek) 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.39.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.17.W11.S1) and character.