Genesis 21:7:4Gen.21.7.W4TAB
לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם
leavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- le-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- leh-ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-TO-mer MI mil-LEL le-av-ra-HAM hei-NEE-ka va-NIM sa-RA
- sentence
va-TO-mer MI mil-LEL le-av-ra-HAM hei-NEE-ka va-NIM sa-RA ki-ya-LAD-ti VEN liz-ku-NAW
In context — Genesis 21:7
And she said, “Who would have declared to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his advanced age .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם (leavraham) 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.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.7.W4.S1) and character.