Genesis 21:9:6Gen.21.9.W6TAB
לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם
leavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- le-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- leh-av-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʔav.raːˈhaːm/
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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Word in context
- word
le-av-ra-HAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-TE-re sa-RA et-ben-ha-GAR ha-mits-RIT a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM me-tsa-KHEK
Exegesis
The relative clause asher yaldah le-Avraham {אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם | ʾă-šer yāl-də-ḏāh lə-ʾaḇ-rā-hām} specifies the boy’s parentage.
In context — Genesis 21:9
And Sarah noticed that Hagar’s Egyptian son, whom she had borne to Abraham, was laughing .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם (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.21.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W6.S1) and character.