Genesis 15:18:5Gen.15.18.W5TAB
אֶת־אַבְרָ֖ם
etavram
“with Abram”
- Transliteration
- et-av-RAM
- Extended
- eht-ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with Abram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-av-RAM
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU ka-RAT Ye-ho-VAH et-av-RAM be-RIT le-MOR
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU ka-RAT Ye-ho-VAH et-av-RAM be-RIT le-MOR le-zar-a-KHA na-TAT-ti et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT min-ne-HAR mits-RAI-yim ad-ha-na-HAR ha-ga-DOL ne-har-pe-RAT
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces Avram {אַבְרָם | ʾaḇ-rām} as the affected party, followed by berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ‘covenant’, which functions as the central legal-theological term specifying the nature of the relationship.
In context — Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt up to the great river, the river Euphrates.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 15:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְרָ֖ם (etavram) 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.15.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.18.W5.S1) and character.