Genesis 14:12:5Gen.14.12.W5TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
ben-a-KHI av-RAM
- clause
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu ve-HU yo-SHEV bis-DOM
Exegesis
The construct chain ben achi Avram {בֶּן־אֲחִי אַבְרָם | ben- ʾă·ḥî ʾaḇ·rām} functions appositionally, specifying Lot’s family relationship as “the son of Abram’s brother,” which is conceptually equivalent to “Abram’s nephew.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-r
“exalted father”
In context — Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot and his possessions , the son of Abram’s brother, and they went away, for he was dwelling in Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 14:12, 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.14.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.12.W5.S1) and character.