Genesis 17:5:7Gen.17.5.W7TAB
אַבְרָהָ֔ם
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
ve-ha-YA shim-KHA av-ra-HAM KI av-ha-MON go-YIM ne-tat-TI-kha
- sentence
ve-lo-yik-ka-RE OD et-shim-KHA av-RAM ve-ha-YA shim-KHA av-ra-HAM KI av-ha-MON go-YIM ne-tat-TI-kha
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 17:5
Your name will no longer be Abram; instead, your name will be Abraham, because I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 17:5, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָ֔ם (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.17.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.5.W7.S1) and character.