Genesis 18:7:9Gen.18.7.W9TAB
אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר
elhanaar
“to the young man”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-NA-ar
- Extended
- ehl-hah-NAH-ahr
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hanˈna.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the young man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-NA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar
- clause
va-yik-KAKH ben-ba-KAR RAKH va-TOV va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar va-ye-ma-HER la-a-SOT o-TO
- sentence
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR RATS av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH ben-ba-KAR RAKH va-TOV va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar va-ye-ma-HER la-a-SOT o-TO
Exegesis
The definite articles in ha-bakar {הַבָּקָר | hab-bā-qār} “the herd” and ha-naar {הַנַּעַר | han-na-ʿar} “the youth” link the scene to Abraham’s own household resources and staff.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–ayin–resh
“youth, young man”
In context — Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf , and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר (elhanaar) 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.18.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.7.W9.S1) and character.