Genesis 16:2:3Gen.16.2.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם
elavram
“to Abram”
- Transliteration
- el-av-RAM
- Extended
- ehl-ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-av-RAM
- clause
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na
- sentence
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na va-yish-MA av-RAM le-KOL sa-RAI
Exegesis
The verb is followed by Sarai {שָׂרַי | śā-rai} as subject and el-avram {אֶל־אַבְרָם | ʾel-ʾav-rām} marking Abram as the addressee.
In context — Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, “See, the LORD has kept me from bearing children. Go in to my maidservant; perhaps I will be built up through her.” Abram listened to Sarai’s voice.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם (elavram) 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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.2.W3.S1) and character.