Genesis 18:13:3Gen.18.13.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם
elavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- el-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ehl-ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-av-ra-HAM LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} follows, identifying the speaker, and el Avraham {אֶל־אַבְרָהָם | ʾel-ʾaḇ-rā-hām} designates Abraham as addressee.
In context — Genesis 18:13
Then the LORD spoke to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, even though I have grown old?'"
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם (elavraham) 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.18.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.13.W3.S1) and character.