Genesis 15:1:6Gen.15.1.W6TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם
elavram
“to Abram”
- Transliteration
- el-av-RAM
- Extended
- ehl-ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.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
a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM bam-ma-kha-ZEH le-MOR
- sentence
a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM bam-ma-kha-ZEH le-MOR al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el Avram {אֶל־אַבְרָם | ʾel ʾaḇ-rām} ‘to Abram’ specifies the recipient, while ba-machazeh {בַּמַּחֲזֶה | ba-ma-ḥă-zeh} ‘in the vision’ indicates the revelatory medium.
In context — Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am a shield for you, and your reward will be very great.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 15:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם (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.15.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.1.W6.S1) and character.