Genesis 14:1:3Gen.14.1.W3TAB
אַמְרָפֶ֣ל
amrafel
“Amraphel”
- Transliteration
- am-ra-FEL
- Extended
- ahm-rah-FEHL
- IPA
- /ʔam.raːˈfɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amraphel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-ra-FEL
- phraseyour reading level
am-ra-FEL me-lekh-shin-AR
- clause
va-ye-HI bi-MEI am-ra-FEL me-lekh-shin-AR ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI bi-MEI am-ra-FEL me-lekh-shin-AR ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ke-dor-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM
In context — Genesis 14:1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:1, so the Hebrew word אַמְרָפֶ֣ל (amrafel) 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.14.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.1.W3.S1) and character.