Genesis 18:17:5Gen.18.17.W5TAB
מֽ͏ֵאַבְרָהָ֔ם
meavraham
“from Abraham”
- Transliteration
- me-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- meh-av-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /meː.ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
me-av-ra-HAM
- clause
ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meavraham {מֽ͏ֵאַבְרָהָ֔ם | mē-ʾaḇ-rā-hām} specifies Abraham as the intended partner in this divine counsel.
In context — Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Should I keep hidden from Abraham what I am about to do?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:17, so the Hebrew word מֽ͏ֵאַבְרָהָ֔ם (meavraham) 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.18.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.17.W5.S1) and character.