1 Samuel 14:27:131 Sam.14.27.W13TAB
בְּיַעְרַ֣ת
beyarat
“in {the} honeycomb”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-RAT
- Extended
- beh-yah-RAHT
- IPA
- /bәjaʕˈrat̪/
Meaning by language
- English
- in {the} honeycomb
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-ya-RAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH
- clause
ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA be-hash-be-A a-VIV et-ha-AM va-yish-LAKH et-kse ha-ma-TE a-SHER be-ya-DO va-yit-BOL o-TA be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH
- sentence
ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA be-hash-be-A a-VIV et-ha-AM va-yish-LAKH et-kse ha-ma-TE a-SHER be-ya-DO va-yit-BOL o-TA be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH va-ya-SHEV ya-DO el-PIV ve-te-RE-na va-ta-OR-na e-NAIV
Exegesis
The locative phrase beya‘arat hadvash {בְּיַעְרַת הַדְּבָשׁ | bə-ya-‘a-rat ha-də-vaš} ‘in the honeycomb’ sets the tasting scene.
Root and etymology
י־ע־ר
“forest, thicket”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:27
Now Jonathan did not hear when his father caused the people to swear , so he stretched out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb , and he put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:27:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 14:27, so the Hebrew word בְּיַעְרַ֣ת (beyarat) 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.14.27.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.27.W13.S1) and character.