Genesis 21:9:7Gen.21.9.W7PAT
מְצַחֵֽק׃
metsakhek
“laughing”
- Transliteration
- me-tsa-KHEK
- Extended
- meh-tsah-KHEHK
- IPA
- /mə.tsaˈħeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- laughing
- French
- riant
- Spanish
- riendo
- Portuguese
- rindo
- German
- lachend
- Russian
- смеясь
- Arabic-Simplified
- يضحك
- Hindi
- हँसते हुए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 笑着
- Korean
- 웃고 있는
- Indonesian
- tertawa
- Bengali
- হাসছিল
- Tagalog
- na tumatawa
- Swahili
- akicheka
- Amharic
- ሲስቅ
- Yoruba
- n rẹrin
- Igbo
- na-achị ọchị
- Twi
- resere
- Ewe
- le dzidzɔm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
מְ + צַ + חֵֽק׃
↓
me + tsa + khek
↓
metsakhek
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-tsa-KHEK
- sentence
va-te-RE sa-RA et-ben-ha-GAR ha-mits-RIT a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM me-tsa-KHEK
In context — Genesis 21:9
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman who bore to Abraham laughing
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word מְצַחֵֽק׃ (metsakhek) 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.21.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W7.S1) and character.