Genesis 16:15:3Gen.16.15.W3TAB
לְאַבְרָ֖ם
leavram
“to Abram”
- Transliteration
- le-av-RAM
- Extended
- leh-ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-av-RAM
- clause
va-TE-led ha-GAR le-av-RAM BEN
- sentence
va-TE-led ha-GAR le-av-RAM BEN va-yik-RA av-RAM shem-be-NO a-sher-yal-DA ha-GAR yish-ma-EL
Exegesis
The first clause begins with vateled {וַתֵּלֶד | wat-tê-leḏ} ‘and she gave birth’, introducing Hagar {הָגָר | hā-gār} as subject, followed by the indirect object leAvram {לְאַבְרָם | lə-ʾaḇ-rām} ‘to Abram’ and the direct object ben {בֵּן | bēn} ‘son’. This word order foregrounds the childbirth event and frames Abram as recipient.
In context — Genesis 16:15
Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son whom Hagar had borne.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:15, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָ֖ם (leavram) 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.16.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.15.W3.S1) and character.