Genesis 17:1:9Gen.17.1.W9TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם
elavram
“to Abram”
- Transliteration
- el-av-RAM
- Extended
- ehl-ahv-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.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-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-tish-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
Exegesis
The clause vayera YHWH el-Avram {וַיֵּרָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם | way-yē-rāʾ Yə-hō-wāh ʾel-ʾaḇ-rām} uses the Niphal imperfect “appeared,” foregrounding divine initiative in the theophany.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty ; live before Me, and be blameless.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 17:1, 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.17.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.1.W9.S1) and character.