Genesis 20:14:8Gen.20.14.W8PAT

לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם

leavraham

to Abraham

Transliteration
le-av-ra-HAM
Extended
leh-av-rah-HAAM
IPA
/lə.ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/

Meaning by language

English
to Abraham
French
à Abraham
Spanish
a Abraham
Portuguese
a Abraão
German
Abraham
Russian
Аврааму
Arabic-Simplified
لإبراهيم
Hindi
अब्राहम को
Chinese-Simplified
给亚伯拉罕
Korean
아브라함에게
Indonesian
kepada Abraham
Bengali
অব্রাহামকে
Tagalog
kay Abraham
Swahili
Abrahamu
Amharic
ለአብርሃም
Yoruba
fún Abrahamu
Igbo
Abraham
Twi
maa Abraham
Ewe
na Abraham

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + אַבְ + רָ + הָ֑ם
le + av + ra + ham
leavraham

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-av-ra-HAM

  2. clause

    va-yik-KAKH a-vi-ME-lekh TSON u-va-KAR va-a-va-DIM u-she-fa-KHOT va-yit-TEN le-av-ra-HAM

  3. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH a-vi-ME-lekh TSON u-va-KAR va-a-va-DIM u-she-fa-KHOT va-yit-TEN le-av-ra-HAM va-YA-shev LO ET sa-RA ish-TO

In contextGenesis 20:14

Abimelech took small livestock and cattle and male servants and female servants he gave to Abraham he returned Sarah his wife to him

About this coordinate

Genesis 20:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:14, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם (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.20.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.14.W8.S1) and character.