Genesis 21:12:3Gen.21.12.W3PAT
אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם
elavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- el-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- ehl-ahv-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.ʔav.raː.ˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abraham
- French
- à Abraham
- Spanish
- a Abraham
- Portuguese
- a Abraão
- German
- zu Abraham
- Russian
- Аврааму
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ
- Hindi
- इब्राहीम से
- Chinese-Simplified
- 对亚伯拉罕
- Korean
- 아브라함에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Abraham
- Bengali
- আব্রাহামকে
- Tagalog
- kay Abraham
- Swahili
- kwa Abrahamu
- Amharic
- ለአብርሃም
- Yoruba
- sí Ábúráhámù
- Igbo
- nye Abraham
- Twi
- maa Abraham
- Ewe
- na Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
In context — Genesis 21:12
God said to Abraham do not be displeased in your eyes because of the boy and because of your slave woman everything that says to you Sarah listen to her voice for through Isaac shall be named for you offspring
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם (elavraham) 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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W3.S1) and character.