Genesis 18:11:1Gen.18.11.W1TAB
וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם
veavraham
“and Abraham”
- Transliteration
- ve-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- veh-av-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /və.ʔav.raːˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-av-ra-HAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA
- clause
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA ze-ke-NIM ba-IM ba-ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA ze-ke-NIM ba-IM ba-ya-MIM kha-DAL li-he-YOT le-sa-RA O-rakh ka-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the coordinated subjects ve-Avraham ve-Sarah {וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה | wə-ʾaḇrāhām wə-śārāh} ‘and Abraham and Sarah,’ followed by the predicate adjective zekenim {זְקֵנִ֔ים | zə-qē-nîm} ‘old,’ indicating their advanced age.
In context — Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old , far along in days, and the way of women had ceased to be for Sarah.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם (veavraham) 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.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.11.W1.S1) and character.