Genesis 20:4:1Gen.20.4.W1TAB
וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ
vaavimelekh
“and Abimelech”
- Transliteration
- va-a-vi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- vah-ah-vee-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /wa.ʔă.viː.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Abimelech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-vi-ME-lekh
- clause
va-a-vi-ME-lekh LO ka-RAV e-LE-ha
- sentence
va-a-vi-ME-lekh LO ka-RAV e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ha-GOI gam-tsa-DIK ta-ha-ROG
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav-consecutive narrative clause (vaavimelekh {וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ | va-ʾă-vi-mé-lekh}) linking to preceding events.
In context — Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not approached her, and he said, “Lord , will You put to death even a righteous nation?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 20:4, so the Hebrew word וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (vaavimelekh) 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.20.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.4.W1.S1) and character.