Genesis 46:1:11Gen.46.1.W11TAB
יִצְחָֽק׃
yitskhak
“Isaac”
- Transliteration
- yits-KHAK
- Extended
- yits-KHAAK
- IPA
- /jits.ˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Isaac
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-KHAK
- phraseyour reading level
a-VIV yits-KHAK
- clause
va-yiz-BAKH ze-va-KHIM le-lo-HEI a-VIV yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-yis-SA yis-ra-EL ve-khol-a-sher-LO va-ya-VO be-ER-a SHA-va va-yiz-BAKH ze-va-KHIM le-lo-HEI a-VIV yits-KHAK
Root and etymology
Roottsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 46:1
So Israel started out with everything that was his, and he came to Beersheba; there he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
About this coordinate
Genesis 46:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 46:1, so the Hebrew word יִצְחָֽק׃ (yitskhak) 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.46.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.1.W11.S1) and character.