Genesis 14:22:2Gen.14.22.W2TAB
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
va-YO-mer av-RAM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The verb–subject order places the verbal declaration before its actor, Avram {אַבְרָם | ʾaḇ-rām}, foregrounding the speech act.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-r
“exalted father”
In context — Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:22, 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.14.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.22.W2.S1) and character.