Genesis 4:8:3Gen.4.8.W3PAT
אֶל־הֶ֣בֶל
elhevel
“to Abel”
- Transliteration
- el-HE-vel
- Extended
- ehl-HEH-vehl
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈhɛ.vɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abel
- French
- à Abel
- Spanish
- a Abel
- Portuguese
- a Abel
- German
- zu Abel
- Russian
- к Авелю
- Arabic-Simplified
- إلى هابيل
- Hindi
- हाबिल को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 对亚伯
- Korean
- 아벨에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Habel
- Bengali
- আবেলের কাছে
- Tagalog
- kay Abel
- Swahili
- kwa Habili
- Amharic
- ወደ አቤል
- Yoruba
- sí Hébélì
- Igbo
- nye Ebel
- Twi
- kɔ Habel
- Ewe
- na Habel
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-YO-mer KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV
- 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 4:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 4:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הֶ֣בֶל (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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.8.W3.S1) and character.