Genesis 16:1:11Gen.16.1.W11TAB
הָגָֽר׃
hagar
“Hagar”
- Transliteration
- ha-GAR
- Extended
- hah-GAAR
- IPA
- /haː.ˈɣaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hagar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-GAR
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-MAH ha-GAR
- clause
ve-LAH shif-KHA mits-RIT u-she-MAH ha-GAR
- sentence
ve-sa-RAI E-shet av-RAM LO ya-le-DA LO ve-LAH shif-KHA mits-RIT u-she-MAH ha-GAR
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.
Root and etymology
h-g-rheh–gimel–resh
“to sojourn, reside as a foreigner”
In context — Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him any child. She had a servant , an Egyptian, named Hagar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 16:1, so the Hebrew word הָגָֽר׃ (hagar) 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.16.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.1.W11.S1) and character.