Genesis 13:12:1Gen.13.12.W1TAB
אַבְרָ֖ם
avram
“Abram”
- Transliteration
- av-RAM
- Extended
- ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-RAM
- clause
av-RAM ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an
- sentence
av-RAM ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an ve-LOT ya-SHAV be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR va-ye-e-HAL ad-se-DOM
Exegesis
The sentence features a parallel narrative frame beginning with Avram yashav {אַבְרָם יָשַׁב | ʾaḇ-rām yā-šaḇ} ‘Abram dwelt’ followed by velot yashav {וְלֹט יָשַׁב | wə-lōṭ yā-šaḇ} ‘and Lot dwelt’. This repetition underscores the contrast between Abram’s stationary position and Lot’s movement.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-raleph–bet–resh
“to be high, exalted”
In context — Genesis 13:12
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the plain , and he pitched his tent toward Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 13:12, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָ֖ם (avram) 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.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.12.W1.S1) and character.