Genesis 4:8:10Gen.4.8.W10PAT
אֶל־הֶ֥בֶל
elhevel
“against Abel”
- Transliteration
- el-HE-vel
- Extended
- ehl-HEH-vehl
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈhɛ.vɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Abel
- French
- contre Abel
- Spanish
- contra Abel
- Portuguese
- contra Abel
- German
- gegen Abel
- Russian
- против Авеля
- Arabic-Simplified
- ضد هابيل
- Hindi
- हाबिल के विरुद्ध
- Chinese-Simplified
- 攻击亚伯
- Korean
- 아벨을 향해
- Indonesian
- melawan Habel
- Bengali
- আবেলের বিরুদ্ধে
- Tagalog
- laban kay Abel
- Swahili
- dhidi ya Habili
- Amharic
- በአቤል ላይ
- Yoruba
- lòdì sí Hébélì
- Igbo
- megide Ebel
- Twi
- tia Habel so
- Ewe
- tsi Habel ŋu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-HE-vel
- phraseyour reading level
el-HE-vel a-KHIV
- clause
va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
In context — Genesis 4:8
Cain said to Abel his brother it came about while they were in the field Cain rose against Abel his brother killed him
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 4:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הֶ֥בֶל (elhevel) 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.4.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.8.W10.S1) and character.