Genesis 28:9:12Gen.28.9.W12PAT
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
leishsha
“as a wife”
- Transliteration
- le-ish-SHA
- Extended
- leh-ihsh-SHAA
- IPA
- /lə.ʔiʃ.ˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a wife
- French
- pour femme
- Spanish
- por mujer
- Portuguese
- por esposa
- German
- zur Frau
- Russian
- в жёны
- Arabic-Simplified
- زوجةً
- Hindi
- पत्नी के रूप में
- Chinese-Simplified
- 为妻
- Korean
- 아내로
- Indonesian
- sebagai istri
- Bengali
- স্ত্রীরূপে
- Tagalog
- bilang asawa
- Swahili
- kuwa mke
- Amharic
- እንደ ሚስት
- Yoruba
- ṣe aya
- Igbo
- dika nwunye
- Twi
- sɛ ɔyere
- Ewe
- abe srɔ̃
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ish-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
LO le-ish-SHA
- clause
va-yik-KAKH et-ma-kha-LAT bat-yish-ma-EL ben-av-ra-HAM a-KHOT ne-va-YOT al-na-SHAV LO le-ish-SHA
- sentence
va-YE-lekh e-SAV el-yish-ma-EL va-yik-KAKH et-ma-kha-LAT bat-yish-ma-EL ben-av-ra-HAM a-KHOT ne-va-YOT al-na-SHAV LO le-ish-SHA
In context — Genesis 28:9
went Esau to Ishmael took Mahalath daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham sister of Nebaioth besides his wives for himself as a wife
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 28:9, so the Hebrew word לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (leishsha) 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.28.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.9.W12.S1) and character.