Genesis 16:6:2Gen.16.6.W2TAB
אַבְרָ֜ם
avram
“Abram”
- Transliteration
- av-RAM
- Extended
- ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
av-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer av-RAM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh va-te-a-NE-ha sa-RAI va-tiv-RAKH mip-pa-NE-ha
In context — Genesis 16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave-woman is in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes.” Then Sarai afflicted her, and Hagar fled from her presence.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:6, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָ֜ם (avram) 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.16.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.6.W2.S1) and character.