Genesis 44:2:6Gen.44.2.W6TAB
אַמְתַּ֣חַת
amtakhat
“sack of the”
- Transliteration
- am-TA-khat
- Extended
- ahm-TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /ʔam.ˈta.ħaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sack of the
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-TA-khat
- phraseyour reading level
am-TA-khat ha-ka-TON
- clause
ve-ET-ge-vi-I ge-VI-a ha-KE-sef ta-SIM be-FI am-TA-khat ha-ka-TON ve-ET KE-sef shiv-RO
- sentence
ve-ET-ge-vi-I ge-VI-a ha-KE-sef ta-SIM be-FI am-TA-khat ha-ka-TON ve-ET KE-sef shiv-RO va-YA-as kid-VAR yo-SEF a-SHER di-BER
Exegesis
The imperative sense of tasim {תָּשִׂים֙ | tā-śîm} directs placement in the mouth of the youngest’s sack, expressed by the construct chain be-fi amtachat ha-katon {בְּפִי אַמְתַּחַת הַקָּטֹן | bə-p̄î ʾam-ta-ḥaṯ ha-qa-ṭōn}.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tav–chet
“sack, bag”
In context — Genesis 44:2
And you shall put my cup , the silver cup, in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, and the silver for his grain. Then he did according to the word of Joseph , which he had spoken.
About this coordinate
Genesis 44:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 44:2, so the Hebrew word אַמְתַּ֣חַת (amtakhat) 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.44.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.44.2.W6.S1) and character.