Genesis 49:30:14Gen.49.30.W14TAB
עֶפְרֹ֥ן
efron
“Ephron”
- Transliteration
- ef-RON
- Extended
- ehf-ROHN
- IPA
- /ʕɛfˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ef-RON
- phraseyour reading level
ef-RON ha-khit-TI
- clause
a-SHER ka-NA av-ra-HAM et-has-sa-DE me-ET ef-RON ha-khit-TI la-a-khu-ZAT-ka-ver
- sentence
bam-me-a-RA a-SHER bis-DE ham-makh-pe-LA a-SHER al-pe-nei-mam-RE be-E-rets ke-NA-an a-SHER ka-NA av-ra-HAM et-has-sa-DE me-ET ef-RON ha-khit-TI la-a-khu-ZAT-ka-ver
Exegesis
Me'et {מֵאֵת | mê-ʾêṯ} introduces Efron {עֶפְרֹן | ʿep-rōn} as the source, further characterized by hachitti {הַחִתִּי | ha-ḥit-tî}.
In context — Genesis 49:30
In the cave located within the field of Machpelah, before Mamre in the land of Canaan—this is the field that Abraham acquired from Ephron the Hittite as a burial possession .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:30:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 49:30, so the Hebrew word עֶפְרֹ֥ן (efron) 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.49.30.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.30.W14.S1) and character.