Genesis 48:16:12Gen.48.16.W12PAT

אַבְרָהָ֣ם

avraham

Abraham

Transliteration
av-ra-HAM
Extended
ahv-rah-HAAM
IPA
/ʔav.ra.ˈhaːm/

Meaning by language

English
Abraham
French
Abraham
Spanish
Abraham
Portuguese
Abraão
German
Abraham
Russian
Авраама
Arabic-Simplified
إبراهيم
Hindi
अब्राहम
Chinese-Simplified
亚伯拉罕
Korean
아브라함
Indonesian
Abraham
Bengali
আব্রাহাম
Tagalog
Abraham
Swahili
Ibrahimu
Amharic
አብርሃም
Yoruba
Abrahamu
Igbo
Abraham
Twi
Abraham
Ewe
Abraham

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אַבְ + רָ + הָ֣ם
av + ra + ham
avraham

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    av-ra-HAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK

  3. clause

    ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK

  4. sentence

    ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK ve-yid-GU la-ROV be-KE-rev ha-A-rets

In contextGenesis 48:16

the angel the one redeeming me from all evil bless the boys be called in them my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac may they multiply to a multitude in the midst of the earth

About this coordinate

Genesis 48:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 48:16, so the Hebrew word אַבְרָהָ֣ם (avraham) 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.48.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.16.W12.S1) and character.