Genesis 48:16:6Gen.48.16.W6TAB
אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים֒
ethanearim
“the boys”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ne-a-RIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-neh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.han.nə.ʕa.ˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the boys
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ne-a-RIM
- clause
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK
- sentence
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK ve-yid-GU la-ROV be-KE-rev ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect jussive yevarekh {יְבָרֵךְ | yə-ḇā-rēḵ} introduces a blessing clause with et-hannearim {אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים | ʾeṯ-han-neʿārîm} marking beneficiaries.
In context — Genesis 48:16
The angel who has redeemed me from all evil—may He bless these young men. May my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, abide with them, and may they multiply abundantly in the midst of the land.
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 48:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים֒ (ethanearim) 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.48.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.16.W6.S1) and character.