Genesis 20:9:3Gen.20.9.W3TAB
לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם
leavraham
“Abraham”
- Transliteration
- le-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- leh-ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʔav.raːˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA ma-a-SIM a-SHER lo-ye-a-SU a-SI-ta im-ma-DI
Exegesis
Abimelech functions as the subject of both verbs, with leAvraham {לְאַבְרָהָם | lə-ʾav-rā-hām} marking the addressee.
In context — Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin have I committed against you, that you have brought upon me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me deeds that must not be done.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 20:9, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם (leavraham) 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.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.9.W3.S1) and character.