Genesis 16:4:2Gen.16.4.W2TAB
אֶל־הָגָ֖ר
elhagar
“to Hagar”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-GAR
- Extended
- ehl-hah-GAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haˈɣaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hagar
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
el-ha-GAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR
- clause
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR va-ta-HAR
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR va-ta-HAR va-te-RE KI ha-RA-ta va-te-KAL ge-vir-TAH be-ei-NE-ha
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל | ʾel} with its object hagar {הָגָר | hā-gār} specifies the woman approached, where ‘went in’ functions as a euphemism for sexual relations.
Root and etymology
h-g-rheh–gimel–resh
“to sojourn, reside as a foreigner”
In context — Genesis 16:4
Abram went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she realized she was pregnant, her mistress became despised in her eyes.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָגָ֖ר (elhagar) 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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.4.W2.S1) and character.