1 Samuel 13:7:31 Sam.13.7.W3TAB
אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
ethayarden
“the {direct object marker} the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- eht-hah-yahr-DEHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haj.jarˈdeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the {direct object marker} the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-yar-DEN
- 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 perfect verb avru {עָֽבְרוּ֙ | ʿā-və-rū} in a vav-consecutive sequence indicates completed movement across the boundary marked by et-ha-yarden {אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | ʾet-ha-yar-dēn}.
Root and etymology
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“to descend”
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 13:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (ethayarden) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.7.W3.S1) and character.