Genesis 17:22:7Gen.17.22.W7TAB
אַבְרָהָֽם׃
avraham
“Abraham”
- Transliteration
- av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abraham
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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
The preposition me'al {מֵעַ֖ל | mē-ʿal} “from upon” followed by Avraham {אַבְרָהָֽם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} depicts God’s withdrawal from an elevated posture above Abraham. The structure moves from completed speech to spatial departure, underlining that the divine revelation has concluded.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 17:22
After He finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 17:22, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָֽם׃ (avraham) 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.17.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.22.W7.S1) and character.