Genesis 43:18:12Gen.43.18.W12PAT

בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה

battekhila

the first time

Transliteration
bat-te-khi-LA
Extended
baht-teh-khil-LAA
IPA
/bat.tə.ħil.ˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English
the first time
French
la première fois
Spanish
la primera vez
Portuguese
na primeira vez
German
beim ersten Mal
Russian
в первый раз
Arabic-Simplified
فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى
Hindi
पहली बार
Chinese-Simplified
第一次
Korean
처음에
Indonesian
pada kali pertama
Bengali
প্রথমবার
Tagalog
sa unang pagkakataon
Swahili
mara ya kwanza
Amharic
በመጀመሪያ
Yoruba
ní ìgbà àkọ́kọ́
Igbo
na mbụ
Twi
ɔberɛ a edi kan no
Ewe
le gɔmedzedze gbãtɔ me

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Result
בַּת + תְּ + חִ + לָּ֔ה
bat + te + khi + la
battekhila

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    bat-te-khi-LA

  2. clause

    va-yi-re-U ha-a-na-SHIM KI hu-ve-U BEIT yo-SEF va-yom-RU al-de-VAR ha-KE-sef ha-SHAV be-am-te-kho-TEI-nu bat-te-khi-LA a-NAKH-nu mu-va-IM

  3. sentence

    va-yi-re-U ha-a-na-SHIM KI hu-ve-U BEIT yo-SEF va-yom-RU al-de-VAR ha-KE-sef ha-SHAV be-am-te-kho-TEI-nu bat-te-khi-LA a-NAKH-nu mu-va-IM le-hit-go-LEL a-LEI-nu u-le-hit-na-PEL a-LEI-nu ve-la-KA-khat o-TA-nu la-a-va-DIM ve-et-kha-mo-REI-nu

In contextGenesis 43:18

were afraid the men because were brought house of Joseph they said on account of the money returned in our sacks the first time we are being brought to make a pretext against us and to rush upon us and to take us as slaves and our donkeys

About this coordinate

Genesis 43:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 43:18, so the Hebrew word בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה (battekhila) 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.43.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.43.18.W12.S1) and character.