1 Chronicles 18:12:51 Chr.18.12.W5TAB
בְּגֵ֣יא
bege
“in the valley of”
- Transliteration
- be-GE
- Extended
- beh-GEE
- IPA
- /bəˈɣeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the valley of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
be-GE
- phraseyour reading level
be-GE ha-ME-lakh
- sentence
ve-av-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA hi-KA et-e-DOM be-GE ha-ME-lakh she-mo-NA a-SAR A-lef
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase begei hammelach {בְּגֵיא הַמֶּ֔לַח | bə-gê ham-mélaḥ} gives the battle location, with the definite article on “salt” specifying a recognized site.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:12
And Abshai struck down Edom in the Valley of Salt , eighteen thousand.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word בְּגֵ֣יא (bege) 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 1 Chr.18.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.12.W5.S1) and character.