Genesis 25:6:4Gen.25.6.W4TAB
לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם
leavraham
“belonged to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- le-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- leh-ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʔav.ra.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- belonged 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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER le-av-ra-HAM
- clause
ve-liv-NEI ha-pi-lag-SHIM a-SHER le-av-ra-HAM na-TAN av-ra-HAM mat-ta-NOT
- sentence
ve-liv-NEI ha-pi-lag-SHIM a-SHER le-av-ra-HAM na-TAN av-ra-HAM mat-ta-NOT va-ye-shal-le-KHEM me-AL yits-KHAK be-NO be-o-DE-nu KHAI KED-ma el-E-rets KE-dem
Exegesis
This is restricted by the relative clause asher le-Avraham {אֲשֶׁר לְאַבְרָהָם | ʾă-šer lə-ʾaḇ-rā-hām} ‘who belonged to Abraham’, clarifying which sons are meant.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-rAleph–Bet–Resh
“exalted father”
In context — Genesis 25:6
But to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts . Then he sent them away from his son Isaac while he was still living, eastward to the land of the east.
About this coordinate
Genesis 25:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 25:6, 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.25.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.25.6.W4.S1) and character.