Genesis 21:8:5Gen.21.8.W5TAB
אַבְרָהָם֙
avraham
“Abraham”
- Transliteration
- av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- av-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-AS av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-yig-DAL ha-YE-led va-yi-ga-MAL va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
In context — Genesis 21:8
The child grew and was weaned , and Abraham prepared a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:8, 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.21.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.8.W5.S1) and character.