Genesis 17:26:5Gen.17.26.W5TAB
אַבְרָהָ֑ם
avraham
“Abraham”
- Transliteration
- av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ahv-rah-HAAM
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
av-ra-HAM
- clause
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO
Exegesis
The verb nimol {נִמּ֖וֹל | nim-mōl} ‘was circumcised’ precedes its coordinated subject Avraham ve-yishmael {אַבְרָהָ֑ם וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל | ʾaḇ-rā-hām wə-yiš-mā-ʿēl}, reflecting typical VSO order in Hebrew and conveying a concise report of a completed action.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 17:26
On that very day , Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:26, 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.17.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.26.W5.S1) and character.