Genesis 14:13:5Gen.14.13.W5TAB
הָעִבְרִ֑י
haivri
“the Hebrew”
- Transliteration
- ha-iv-RI
- Extended
- hah-iv-REE
- IPA
- /haː.ʕiv.ˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Hebrew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-iv-RI
- phraseyour reading level
le-av-RAM ha-iv-RI
- 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 prepositional phrase le-Avram ha-ivri {לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי | lə-ʾaḇrām hā-ʿiḇrî} 'to Abram the Hebrew' not only identifies the recipient but also foregrounds his ethnic-ancestral distinctiveness within the Canaanite setting.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-r
“to cross over, pass”
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 14:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 14:13, so the Hebrew word הָעִבְרִ֑י (haivri) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.13.W5.S1) and character.