Genesis 20:8:2Gen.20.8.W2TAB
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
avimelekh
“Abimelech”
- Transliteration
- a-vi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ah-vih-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔă.viˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abimelech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-vi-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker va-yik-RA le-KHOL-a-va-DAV va-ye-da-BER et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le be-oz-NEI-hem
- sentence
va-yash-KEM a-vi-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker va-yik-RA le-KHOL-a-va-DAV va-ye-da-BER et-khol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le be-oz-NEI-hem va-yir-U ha-a-na-SHIM me-OD
In context — Genesis 20:8
Abimelech rose early in the morning, summoned all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears . And the men were very much afraid.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ (avimelekh) 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.20.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.8.W2.S1) and character.