Genesis 23:18:1Gen.23.18.W1PAT
לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם
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
- an Abraham
- Russian
- Аврааму
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ
- Hindi
- इब्राहीम को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 给亚伯拉罕
- Korean
- 아브라함에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Abraham
- Bengali
- ইব্রাহিমের কাছে
- Tagalog
- kay Abraham
- Swahili
- kwa Ibrahimu
- Amharic
- ለአብርሃም
- Yoruba
- sí Ábúráhámù
- Igbo
- nye Abraham
- Twi
- ma 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
le-av-ra-HAM le-mik-NA
- clause
le-av-ra-HAM le-mik-NA le-ei-NEI ve-nei-KHET
- sentence
le-av-ra-HAM le-mik-NA le-ei-NEI ve-nei-KHET be-KHOL ba-EI sha-ar-IR-o
In context — Genesis 23:18
to Abraham for a possession before the sons of Heth among all who entered by the gate of his city
About this coordinate
Genesis 23:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 23:18, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (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.23.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.23.18.W1.S1) and character.