Genesis 21:27:6Gen.21.27.W6PAT
לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
laavimelekh
“to Abimelech”
- Transliteration
- la-a-vi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lah-ah-vee-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /la.ʔă.viː.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abimelech
- French
- à Abimélek
- Spanish
- a Abimélec
- Portuguese
- a Abimeleque
- German
- an Abimelech
- Russian
- Авимелеху
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِأَبِيمَالِك
- Hindi
- अबीमेलेक को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 亚比米勒
- Korean
- 아비멜렉에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Abimelekh
- Bengali
- অবীমেলেককে
- Tagalog
- kay Abimelec
- Swahili
- Abimeleki
- Amharic
- ለአቢሜሌክ
- Yoruba
- Abimeleki
- Igbo
- Abimelek
- Twi
- Abimelek
- Ewe
- Abimelek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-vi-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM TSON u-va-KAR va-yit-TEN la-a-vi-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM TSON u-va-KAR va-yit-TEN la-a-vi-ME-lekh va-yikh-re-TU she-NEI-hem be-RIT
In context — Genesis 21:27
Abraham took sheep and cattle gave to Abimelech the two of them made a covenant
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 21:27, so the Hebrew word לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (laavimelekh) 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.21.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.27.W6.S1) and character.