Genesis 21:28:2Gen.21.28.W2TAB
אַבְרָהָ֗ם
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
va-yat-TSEV av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-yat-TSEV av-ra-HAM et-SHE-va kiv-SOT ha-TSON le-vad-de-HEN
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative opens with the wayyiqtol form vayyatsev {וַיַּצֵּב | way-yaṣ-ṣēḇ} ‘and he set up’, immediately followed by the subject Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām}.
In context — Genesis 21:28
Abraham designated seven ewe lambs from the flock to stand apart.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:28, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָ֗ם (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.21.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.28.W2.S1) and character.