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

Result
בְּ + יַ + עְרַ֣ת
be + ya + rat
beyarat

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ya-RAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.