Genesis 14:13:9Gen.14.13.W9TAB
מַמְרֵ֣א
mamere
“Mamre”
- Transliteration
- ma-me-RE
- Extended
- mah-meh-REH
- IPA
- /ma.mə.ˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Mamre
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-me-RE
- phraseyour reading level
ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
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
- 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 location phrase be-elonei Mamre ha-Emori {בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא הָאֱמֹרִי | bə-ʾēlōnê mamrēʾ hā-ʾĕmōrî} 'in the oaks of Mamre the Amorite' forms a construct chain in which the oak grove is tied to Mamre and his Amorite identity, blending geography and social affiliation.
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 14:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 14:13, so the Hebrew word מַמְרֵ֣א (mamere) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.13.W9.S1) and character.