Genesis 17:19:3Gen.17.19.W3TAB
אֲבָל֙
aval
“but”
- Transliteration
- a-VAL
- Extended
- ah-VAAL
- IPA
- /ʔăˈvaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
a-VAL
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA ish-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA ish-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yits-KHAK va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-be-ri-TI i-TO li-ve-REET o-LAM le-zar-O a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The adversative particle aval {אֲבָל | ʾa-vāl} contrasts with prior assurances regarding Ishmael.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 17:19
And God said, “No—Sarah your wife will bear for you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 17:19, so the Hebrew word אֲבָל֙ (aval) 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.17.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.19.W3.S1) and character.