1 Samuel 14:25:21 Sam.14.25.W2TAB
בָּ֣אוּ
bau
“came”
- Transliteration
- BA-u
- Extended
- BAA-oo
- IPA
- /ˈbaː.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BA-u
- phraseyour reading level
BA-u va-YA-ar
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-A-rets BA-u va-YA-ar
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-A-rets BA-u va-YA-ar va-ye-HI de-VASH al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DE
Exegesis
The verb bau {בָּאוּ | bā-ʾū} ‘they came/entered’ is followed by the locative phrase baya’ar {בַיָּעַר | ba-ya-ʿar} ‘in the forest,’ indicating movement into a wooded area.
Root and etymology
ḥ-b-ʾ
“to hide”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:25
And all the people came into the forest, and there was honey upon the surface of the field.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word בָּ֣אוּ (bau) 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.14.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.25.W2.S1) and character.