Genesis 18:1:5Gen.18.1.W5TAB
מַמְרֵ֑א
mamre
“Mamre”
- Transliteration
- mam-RE
- Extended
- mahm-REH
- IPA
- /mam.ˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Mamre
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mam-RE
- clause
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH be-e-lo-NEI mam-RE
- sentence
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH be-e-lo-NEI mam-RE ve-HU yo-SHEV pe-takh-ha-O-hel ke-KHOM ha-YOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be'elonei Mamre {בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא | bəʾēlōnê Mamrēʾ} ‘in the oaks of Mamre’ uses a construct chain to locate the event at a known sanctuary-like setting that recurs in Abraham’s story.
In context — Genesis 18:1
And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:1, so the Hebrew word מַמְרֵ֑א (mamre) 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.18.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.1.W5.S1) and character.