Genesis 18:5:2Gen.18.5.W2TAB
פַת־לֶ֜חֶם
fatlekhem
“morsel of bread”
- Transliteration
- fat-LE-khem
- Extended
- faht-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /faθ.ˈlɛ.ħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- morsel of bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
fat-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem
- clause
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM va-yo-me-RU KEN ta-a-SE ka-a-SHER dib-bar-TA
Exegesis
The modest offering pat-lechem {פַת־לֶחֶם | pat-le-ḥem} “a morsel of bread” employs a construct relationship to understate Abraham’s generosity.
Root and etymology
“bread; food”
In context — Genesis 18:5
Let me bring a morsel of bread and refresh your hearts ; afterward you may pass on, for this reason you have passed by your servant. And they said, “So do, as you have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:5, so the Hebrew word פַת־לֶ֜חֶם (fatlekhem) 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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.5.W2.S1) and character.