וּשְׁמָ֥הּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּשְׁמָ֥הּ

   u-she-MAH

   and her name was
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּשְׁמָ֥הּ הָגָֽר׃

   u-she-MAH ha-GAR

   and her name was Hagar
3. clause🔊 וְלָ֛הּ שִׁפְחָ֥ה מִצְרִ֖ית וּשְׁמָ֥הּ הָגָֽר׃

   ve-LAH shif-KHA mits-RIT u-she-MAH ha-GAR

   and she had Egyptian a female servant and her name was Hagar
4. sentence🔊 וְשָׂרַי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אַבְרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יָלְדָ֖ה ל֑וֹ וְלָ֛הּ שִׁפְחָ֥ה מִצְרִ֖ית וּשְׁמָ֥הּ הָגָֽר׃

   ve-sa-RAI E-shet av-RAM LO ya-le-DA LO ve-LAH shif-KHA mits-RIT u-she-MAH ha-GAR

   and Sarai wife of Abram had not borne to him and she had Egyptian a female servant and her name was Hagar

Exegesis

Finally, ushemah Hagar {וּשְׁמָהּ הָגָר | ū-šə-māh hā-gār}, another nominal clause, presents the servant’s name as Hagar in a position of emphasis, setting her role in the unfolding narrative.