Genesis 14:13:2Gen.14.13.W2TAB
הַפָּלִ֔יט
hapalit
“the fugitive”
- Transliteration
- ha-pa-LIT
- Extended
- hah-pah-LEET
- IPA
- /hap.pa.ˈliːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the fugitive
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
ha-pa-LIT
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-pa-LIT va-yag-GED le-av-RAM ha-iv-RI
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-pa-LIT va-yag-GED le-av-RAM ha-iv-RI ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
Exegesis
The subject hapalit {הַפָּלִיט | happālîṭ} 'the escaped one' functions as a narrative hinge, linking the battle account with Abram’s response by means of a lone survivor.
Root and etymology
p-l-ṭ
“to escape, slip away”
In context — Genesis 14:13
Then the survivor came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. He was living among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshkol and the brother of Aner; and they were allies of Abram.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:13, so the Hebrew word הַפָּלִ֔יט (hapalit) 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.14.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.13.W2.S1) and character.