Genesis 18:6:3Gen.18.6.W3TAB
הָאֹ֖הֱלָה
haohela
“into the tent”
- Transliteration
- ha-O-he-la
- Extended
- hah-OH-heh-lah
- IPA
- /haː.ˈʔo.hɛ̆.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the tent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-O-he-la
- clause
va-ye-ma-HER av-ra-HAM ha-O-he-la el-sa-RA
- sentence
va-ye-ma-HER av-ra-HAM ha-O-he-la el-sa-RA va-YO-mer ma-ha-RI she-LOSH se-IM KE-makh SO-let LU-shi va-a-SI u-GOT
Exegesis
The form ha'ohelah {הָאֹהֱלָה | hā-ʾō-he-lāh} “to the tent” includes the directional he suffix, marking Abraham’s movement toward the tent.
In context — Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hurried to the tent to Sarah, and he said, “Hurry , take three seahs of fine flour , knead it, and make cakes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:6, so the Hebrew word הָאֹ֖הֱלָה (haohela) 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.18.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.6.W3.S1) and character.