Genesis 14:21:3Gen.14.21.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָ֑ם
elavram
“to Abram”
- Transliteration
- el-av-RAM
- Extended
- ehl-av-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-av-RAM
- clause
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM ten-LI ha-NE-fesh ve-ha-re-KHUSH kakh-LAKH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el Avram {אֶל־אַבְרָם | ʾel-ʾaḇrām} ‘to Abram’ marks the addressee of the speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-r
“exalted father”
In context — Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people , and take the possessions for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָ֑ם (elavram) 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.14.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.21.W3.S1) and character.