Genesis 21:11:5Gen.21.11.W5TAB
אַבְרָהָ֑ם
avraham
“Abraham”
- Transliteration
- av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
av-ra-HAM
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NE av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR me-OD be-e-NE av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR me-OD be-e-NE av-ra-HAM AL o-DOT be-NO
Exegesis
The phrase beeinei Avraham {בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם | bə-ʿê-nê ʾaḇ-rā-hām} frames the statement as Abraham’s perspective.
In context — Genesis 21:11
The matter weighed heavily in Abraham’s eyes because it concerned his son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:11, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָ֑ם (avraham) 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.21.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.11.W5.S1) and character.