Genesis 21:2:4Gen.21.2.W4PAT
לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם
leavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- le-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- leh-ahv-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
- لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ
- Hindi
- अब्राहम को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 给亚伯拉罕
- Korean
- 아브라함에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Abraham
- Bengali
- আব্রাহামের জন্য
- Tagalog
- kay Abraham
- Swahili
- kwa Abrahamu
- Amharic
- ለአብርሃም
- Yoruba
- fun Abrahamu
- Igbo
- nye Abraham
- Twi
- maa Abraham
- Ewe
- na 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
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV
- sentence
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV la-mo-ED a-sher-di-BER o-TO e-lo-HIM
In context — Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived bore to Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that had spoken to him God
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:2, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם (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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.2.W4.S1) and character.