Genesis 21:29:3Gen.21.29.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם
elavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- el-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ehl-av-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.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 a-vi-ME-lekh el-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh el-av-ra-HAM MA HE-na SHE-va ke-va-SOT ha-EL-leh a-SHER hi-TSAV-ta le-vad-da-NAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-Avraham {אֶל־אַבְרָהָם | ʾel-ʾavrāhām} ‘to Abraham’ indicates the addressee.
In context — Genesis 21:29
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the significance of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:29, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם (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.21.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.29.W3.S1) and character.