2 Chronicles 14:14:52 Chr.14.14.W5TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:13
גְּרָ֔ר
gerar
“Gerar”
- Transliteration
- ge-RAR
- Extended
- geh-RAAR
- IPA
- /gəˈraːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gerar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-RAR
- phraseyour reading level
se-vi-VOT ge-RAR
- clause
va-yak-KHU ET kal-he-a-RIM se-vi-VOT ge-RAR ki-ha-YA pa-khad-ye-ho-VAH a-LE-hem
- sentence
va-yak-KHU ET kal-he-a-RIM se-vi-VOT ge-RAR ki-ha-YA pa-khad-ye-ho-VAH a-LE-hem va-ya-VOZ-zu et-kal-he-a-RIM ki-viz-ZA rab-BA ha-ye-TA va-HEM
Exegesis
The construct chain kol-heʿārîm seviḇōṯ Gerār {כָּל־הֶעָרִים סְבִיבוֹת גְּרָר | kol-heʿārîm seviḇōṯ Gerār} combines the quantifier kol ‘all’, the noun heʿārîm ‘cities’, and the construct noun seviḇōṯ ‘surrounding’ to denote total encirclement of Gerar.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:14
And they struck all the cities around Gerar, for the terror of the LORD was upon them; and they plundered all the cities, because much spoil was in them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 14:14, so the Hebrew word גְּרָ֔ר (gerar) 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 2 Chr.14.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.14.W5.S1) and character.