Genesis 17:23:14Gen.17.23.W14TAB
אַבְרָהָ֑ם
avraham
“Abraham”
- Transliteration
- av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ahv-rah-HAHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ra.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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Word in context
- word
av-ra-HAM
- phraseyour reading level
BEIT av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM ET-yish-ma-EL be-NO ve-ET kol-ye-li-DEI vei-TO ve-ET kol-mik-NAT kas-PO kol-za-KHAR be-an-SHEI BEIT av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM ET-yish-ma-EL be-NO ve-ET kol-ye-li-DEI vei-TO ve-ET kol-mik-NAT kas-PO kol-za-KHAR be-an-SHEI BEIT av-ra-HAM va-ya-MAL ET-be-SAR or-la-TAM be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH ka-a-SHER di-BER i-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The subject Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇrāhām} ‘Abraham’ follows the verb, emphasizing his action.
The phrase kol-zakhar be-anshei beit Avraham {כָל־זָכָר בְּאַנְשֵׁי בֵּית אַבְרָהָם | kol-zāḵār bə-ʾanšê bê-ṯ ʾaḇrāhām} specifies every male member.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 17:23
That same day Abraham took Ishmael his son, along with everyone born in his house and everyone bought with his silver —every male in Abraham’s household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin, just as God had spoken to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 17:23, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָ֑ם (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.17.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.23.W14.S1) and character.