Genesis 20:14:5Gen.20.14.W5TAB
וַעֲבָדִים֙
vaavadim
“and male servants”
- Transliteration
- va-a-va-DIM
- Extended
- vah-ah-vah-DEEM
- IPA
- /va.ʕă.vaː.ˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and male servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-va-DIM
- clause
va-yik-KAKH a-vi-ME-lekh TSON u-va-KAR va-a-va-DIM u-she-fa-KHOT va-yit-TEN le-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH a-vi-ME-lekh TSON u-va-KAR va-a-va-DIM u-she-fa-KHOT va-yit-TEN le-av-ra-HAM va-YA-shev LO ET sa-RA ish-TO
Exegesis
The prefixed vav-chain introduces a list of possessions: tson {צֹאן | ṣōʾn} “flock,” bakar {בָקָר | ḇā-qār} “cattle,” avadim {עֲבָדִים | ʿă-ḇā-dîm} “servants,” shefachot {שְׁפָחֹת | šə-fā-ḥōṯ} “maidservants.” The indirect object marker lə-ʾaḇ-rā-hām “to Abraham” identifies the beneficiary. In the final clause, the particle ʾēt “direct object marker” introduces Sarah ishto “Sarah his wife” as the specific item restored. English renders the Hebrew verb-first structure into a clear subject-verb-object order while preserving the movement from material gifts to marital restitution.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Bet–Dalet
“to serve, work”
In context — Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech took sheep , cattle, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham. He also restored Sarah his wife to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:14, so the Hebrew word וַעֲבָדִים֙ (vaavadim) 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.20.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.14.W5.S1) and character.