Genesis 15:1:7Gen.15.1.W7TAB
בּֽ͏ַמַּחֲזֶ֖ה
bammakhazeh
“in the vision”
- Transliteration
- bam-ma-kha-ZEH
- Extended
- bahm-mah-khah-ZEH
- IPA
- /bam.ma.ħă.ˈzɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the vision
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bam-ma-kha-ZEH
- 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.
Root and etymology
ch-z-hch-z-h
“to see, behold”
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 15:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 15:1, so the Hebrew word בּֽ͏ַמַּחֲזֶ֖ה (bammakhazeh) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.1.W7.S1) and character.