Genesis 18:32:14Gen.18.32.W14TAB
בַּעֲב֖וּר
baavur
“for the sake of”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-VUR
- Extended
- bah-ah-VOOR
- IPA
- /ba.ʕă.ˈvuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sake of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-VUR
- clause
va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba'avur ha'asara {בַּעֲבוּר הָעֲשָׂרָה | ba-ʿă-vūr hā-ʿă-śā-rāh} “for the sake of the ten” functions as a condition specifying the basis for sparing the city. Syntactically, the verse consists of Abraham’s respectful conditional plea followed by God’s concise assurance, highlighting divine willingness to spare many for the sake of a small righteous group. The English renderings mirror the Hebrew politeness markers, cohortative mood, and conditional structure while clarifying idiomatic elements (“let not Your anger burn,” “for the sake of the ten”).
In context — Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord . Let me speak only this once . Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:32:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word בַּעֲב֖וּר (baavur) 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.18.32.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W14.S1) and character.