Genesis 21:12:3Gen.21.12.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם
elavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- el-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ehl-ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el Avraham {אֶל־אַבְרָהָם | ʾel ʾaḇrāhām} marks the addressee.
In context — Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your eyes concerning the boy or your slave woman. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, for in Isaac your offspring shall be called.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם (elavraham) 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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W3.S1) and character.