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

Result
לְ + אַבְ + רָ + הָ֛ם
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. phraseyour reading level

    va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM

  3. clause

    va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.