Genesis 12:17:9Gen.12.17.W9PAT
אֵ֥שֶׁת
eshet
“wife of”
- Transliteration
- ESH-et
- Extended
- EHSH-eht
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.ʃɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wife of
- French
- femme de
- Spanish
- esposa de
- Portuguese
- esposa de
- German
- Frau
- Russian
- жена
- Arabic-Simplified
- زَوْجَةُ
- Hindi
- पत्नी
- Chinese-Simplified
- 妻子
- Korean
- 아내
- Indonesian
- istri
- Bengali
- স্ত্রী
- Tagalog
- na asawa
- Swahili
- mke wa
- Amharic
- ሚስት
- Yoruba
- ìyàwó ti
- Igbo
- nwunye nke
- Twi
- yere
- Ewe
- srɔ̃ si
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ESH-et
- phraseyour reading level
ESH-et av-RAM
- clause
al-de-VAR sa-RAI ESH-et av-RAM
- sentence
va-ye-na-GA Ye-ho-VAH ET-par-O ne-ga-IM ge-do-LIM ve-ET-be-TO al-de-VAR sa-RAI ESH-et av-RAM
In context — Genesis 12:17
LORD afflicted great with plagues Pharaoh and his house because of Sarai wife of Abram
About this coordinate
Genesis 12:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 12:17, so the Hebrew word אֵ֥שֶׁת (eshet) 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.12.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.12.17.W9.S1) and character.