Genesis 18:32:15Gen.18.32.W15TAB
הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃
haasara
“the ten”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-sa-RA
- Extended
- hah-ah-sah-RAA
- IPA
- /haː.ʕă.sa.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-a-sa-RA
- 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”).
Root and etymology
ʿ-ś-rayin–sin–resh
“ten, to be 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 18:32:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃ (haasara) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W15.S1) and character.