Genesis 9:13:1Gen.9.13.W1TAB
אֶת־קַשְׁתִּ֕י
etkashti
“my bow”
- Transliteration
- et-kash-TI
- Extended
- eht-kahsh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.qaʃ.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my bow
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kash-TI
- clause
et-kash-TI na-TAT-ti be-a-NAN
- sentence
et-kash-TI na-TAT-ti be-a-NAN ve-ha-ye-TA le-OT be-RIT bei-NI u-VEIN ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} preceding kashti {קַשְׁתִּ֕י | qaš-tî} ‘my bow’, fronting the object for emphasis: the bow itself is thematically highlighted as the focus of the divine action.
Root and etymology
q-š-t
“bow, arch”
In context — Genesis 9:13
My bow I have set in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
About this coordinate
Genesis 9:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 9:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קַשְׁתִּ֕י (etkashti) 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.9.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.9.13.W1.S1) and character.