Genesis 18:32:6Gen.18.32.W6TAB
אַךְ־הַפַּ֔עַם
akhhapaam
“only this time”
- Transliteration
- akh-ha-PA-am
- Extended
- ahkh-hah-PAH-am
- IPA
- /ʔax.hap.ˈpa.ʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- only this time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
akh-ha-PA-am
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am
- clause
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
- 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 adverbial expression akh-hapa'am {אַךְ־הַפַּעַם | ʾaḵ-hap-paʿam} “only this time” narrows the request, marking this plea as the final in a series of decreasing-number proposals.
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 18:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word אַךְ־הַפַּ֔עַם (akhhapaam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W6.S1) and character.