Genesis 21:4:2Gen.21.4.W2TAB
אַבְרָהָם֙
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-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM
- sentence
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The explicit subject Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} follows, then the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} plus the object Yitschak {יִצְחָק | yiṣ-ḥāq}, with beno {בְּנוֹ | bə-nô} ‘his son’ in apposition, reinforcing Isaac’s identity.
In context — Genesis 21:4
On the eighth day of his life, Abraham circumcised Isaac, as God had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:4, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָם֙ (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.21.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.4.W2.S1) and character.