2 Kings 14:25:82 Kgs.14.25.W8TAB
הָעֲרָבָ֑ה
haarava
“the Arabah”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-ra-VA
- Extended
- haa-ah-rah-VAA
- IPA
- /haː.ʕăraːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Arabah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-a-ra-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ad-YAM ha-a-ra-VA
- clause
HU he-SHIV et-ge-VUL yis-ra-EL mil-le-VO kha-MAT ad-YAM ha-a-ra-VA
- sentence
HU he-SHIV et-ge-VUL yis-ra-EL mil-le-VO kha-MAT ad-YAM ha-a-ra-VA kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD-av-DO yo-NA ben-a-mit-TAI ha-na-VI a-SHER mig-GAT ha-KHE-fer
Exegesis
The spatial expressions millevo ḥamat {מִלְּבֹוא חֲמָת | mil-le-ḇōʾ ḥă-māṯ} ‘from the entrance of Hamath’ and ad-yam ha-aravah {עַד־יָם הָעֲרָבָה | ʿad-yām hā-ʿă-rā-ḇâ} ‘until the Sea of the Arabah’ define northern and southern limits.
Root and etymology
consonantsayin–resh–bet
“to pledge, give security”
In context — 2 Kings 14:25
He reestablished Israel’s border from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD , the God of Israel , delivered through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet of Gath Hepher.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 14:25, so the Hebrew word הָעֲרָבָ֑ה (haarava) 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 Kgs.14.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.25.W8.S1) and character.