1 Samuel 13:3:71 Sam.13.3.W7TAB
בְּגֶ֔בַע
begeva
“in Geba”
- Transliteration
- be-GE-va
- Extended
- beh-GEH-vah
- IPA
- /bəˈɣɛvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Geba
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
be-GE-va
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER be-GE-va
- clause
va-YAKH yo-na-TAN ET ne-TSIV pe-li-SHET-tim a-SHER be-GE-va va-yish-me-U pe-li-SHET-tim
- sentence
va-YAKH yo-na-TAN ET ne-TSIV pe-li-SHET-tim a-SHER be-GE-va va-yish-me-U pe-li-SHET-tim ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets le-MOR yish-me-U ha-iv-RIM
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘that’ specifies the location bᵉ-gebāʿ {בְּגֶבַע | bᵉ-gebāʿ} ‘at Geba’.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan struck the Philistine garrison that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 13:3, so the Hebrew word בְּגֶ֔בַע (begeva) 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 Sam.13.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.3.W7.S1) and character.