Genesis 21:25:9Gen.21.25.W9TAB
עַבְדֵ֥י
avdei
“servants of”
- Transliteration
- av-DEI
- Extended
- ahv-DEE
- IPA
- /ʕav.ˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- servants of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-DEI
- phraseyour reading level
av-DEI a-vi-ME-lekh
- clause
al-o-DOT be-ER ha-MA-yim a-SHER ga-ze-LU av-DEI a-vi-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ho-KHI-akh av-ra-HAM ET-a-vi-ME-lekh al-o-DOT be-ER ha-MA-yim a-SHER ga-ze-LU av-DEI a-vi-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ links to the clause where gazlu {גָּזְל֖וּ | gāz-lû} ‘they seized’ takes avdei Avimelekh {עַבְדֵ֥י אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ | ʿaḇ-dê ʾăḇî-me-leḵ} ‘servants of Abimelech’ as its subject. English rendering adjusts word order for clarity while preserving the formal tone of a legal complaint and specifying the well as the focus of dispute.
In context — Genesis 21:25
Abraham reproved Abimelech over the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 21:25, so the Hebrew word עַבְדֵ֥י (avdei) 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.21.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.25.W9.S1) and character.