1 Samuel 13:7:11 Sam.13.7.W1TAB
וְעִבְרִ֗ים
veivrim
“and Hebrews”
- Transliteration
- ve-iv-RIM
- Extended
- veh-ihv-REEM
- IPA
- /wə.ʕivˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Hebrews
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-iv-RIM
- clause
ve-iv-RIM av-RU et-ha-yar-DEN E-rets GAD ve-gil-AD
- sentence
ve-iv-RIM av-RU et-ha-yar-DEN E-rets GAD ve-gil-AD ve-sha-UL o-DEN-nu ba-gil-GAL ve-khol-ha-AM khar-DU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The vav-conjunction in ve-ivrim {וְעִבְרִ֗ים | wə-ʿiḇ-rīm} introduces the ethnic group as the subject of the narrative.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-rayin–bet–resh
“to cross over”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:7
And Hebrews crossed over the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead, while Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the people trembled after him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word וְעִבְרִ֗ים (veivrim) 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.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.7.W1.S1) and character.