Genesis 20:18:8Gen.20.18.W8TAB
עַל־דְּבַ֥ר
aldevar
“because of”
- Transliteration
- al-de-VAR
- Extended
- ahl-deh-VAHR
- IPA
- /ʕal.də.ˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-de-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
al-de-VAR sa-RA
- clause
al-de-VAR sa-RA E-shet av-ra-HAM
- sentence
ki-a-TSOR a-TSAR Ye-ho-VAH be-AD kol-RE-khem le-VET a-vi-ME-lekh al-de-VAR sa-RA E-shet av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
The phrase ʿal də-ḇar ṣā-rāh ʾē-šeṯ ʾă-vrā-hām {עַל־דְּבַר שָׂרָה אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָהָם | ʿal dā-ḇar ṣā-rāh ʾē-šeṯ ʾă-vrā-hām} ‘because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham’ marks the causal motivation. This structure, especially the emphatic verb sequence, underscores divine sovereignty over fertility.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word”
In context — Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had entirely restrained every womb in the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:18, so the Hebrew word עַל־דְּבַ֥ר (aldevar) 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.20.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.18.W8.S1) and character.