Genesis 16:8:2Gen.16.8.W2TAB

הָגָ֞ר

hagar

Hagar

Transliteration
ha-GAR
Extended
hah-GAAR
IPA
/haːˈɣaːr/

Meaning by language

English
Hagar

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + גָ֞ר
ha + gar
hagar

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-GAR

  2. clause

    va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI va-TO-mer mi-pe-NEI sa-RAI ge-vir-TI a-no-KHI bo-ra-KHAT

Exegesis

The vocative Hagar {הָגָר | hā-gār} immediately identifies the addressee.

Root and etymology

h-g-rheh–gimel–resh

to sojourn, reside as a foreigner

In contextGenesis 16:8

And he said, “Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, from where have you come, and where will you go?” She answered, “From the presence of Sarai my mistress , I am fleeing.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 16:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:8, so the Hebrew word הָגָ֞ר (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.16.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W2.S1) and character.