Genesis 21:9:6Gen.21.9.W6PAT
לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם
leavraham
“to Abraham”
- Transliteration
- le-av-ra-HAM
- Extended
- leh-av-rah-HAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʔav.raːˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abraham
- French
- à Abraham
- Spanish
- a Abraham
- Portuguese
- a Abraão
- German
- für Abraham
- Russian
- Аврааму
- Arabic-Simplified
- لإبراهيم
- Hindi
- इब्राहीम के लिये
- Chinese-Simplified
- 给亚伯拉罕
- Korean
- 아브라함에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Abraham
- Bengali
- আব্রাহামের জন্য
- Tagalog
- kay Abraham
- Swahili
- kwa Ibrahimu
- Amharic
- ለአብርሃም
- Yoruba
- fun Abraham
- Igbo
- nye Abraham
- Twi
- maa Abraham
- Ewe
- na Abraham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
לְ + אַבְ + רָ + הָ֖ם
↓
le + av + ra + ham
↓
leavraham
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-ra-HAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-te-RE sa-RA et-ben-ha-GAR ha-mits-RIT a-sher-ya-le-DA le-av-ra-HAM me-tsa-KHEK
In context — Genesis 21:9
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman who bore to Abraham laughing
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 21:9, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם (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.21.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.9.W6.S1) and character.