Genesis 5:2:3Gen.5.2.W3TAB
בְּרָאָ֑ם
beraam
“He created them”
- Transliteration
- be-ra-AM
- Extended
- beh-rah-AAM
- IPA
- /bə.raː.ˈʔaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- He created them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ra-AM
- clause
za-KHAR u-ne-ke-VA be-ra-AM
- sentence
za-KHAR u-ne-ke-VA be-ra-AM va-ye-va-REKH o-TAM va-yik-RA et-she-MAM a-DAM be-YOM hib-ba-re-AM
Exegesis
The temporal expression beyom hibbare'am {בְּיוֹם הִבָּרְאָם | bəyôm hibbārəʾām} uses a Niphal infinitive construct to frame blessing and naming within the creation moment.
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–resh–aleph
“create”
In context — Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female; He blessed them, and He called their name Adam on the day they were created.
About this coordinate
Genesis 5:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 5:2, so the Hebrew word בְּרָאָ֑ם (beraam) 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.5.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.5.2.W3.S1) and character.