Genesis 18:3:9Gen.18.3.W9TAB
מֵעַ֥ל
meal
“by”
- Transliteration
- me-AL
- Extended
- meh-AHL
- IPA
- /meː.ˈʕal/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
me-AL
- phraseyour reading level
me-AL av-DE-kha
- clause
a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase me-al avdeka {מֵעַל עַבְדֶּךָ | mē-ʿal ʿaḇ-de-kā} “from upon your servant” emphasizes Abraham’s humility. The translation preserves the protasis–apodosis structure and layered entreaty by rendering na with “please.”
In context — Genesis 18:3
And he said, “My Lord , if now I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:3, so the Hebrew word מֵעַ֥ל (meal) 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.18.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.3.W9.S1) and character.