2 Samuel 13:7:122 Sam.13.7.W12TAB
הַבִּרְיָֽה׃
habirya
“the food or the meal”
- Transliteration
- ha-bir-YA
- Extended
- hah-bihry-YAA
- IPA
- /habirˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the food or the meal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-bir-YA
- clause
le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
Exegesis
The consecutive imperative waʿăsîlō {וַעֲשִׂי־לוֹ | waʿăsîlō} ‘and prepare for him’ is followed by the rare noun biryāh {הַבִּרְיָֽה | biryah} ‘food’, denoting a prepared dish. The sequence of imperatives reflects polite commands within a royal context.
Root and etymology
Rootb-r-h
“food, provision”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:7
And David sent to Tamar at the house, saying, “Go, please, to the house of Amnon your brother, and prepare the food for him.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word הַבִּרְיָֽה׃ (habirya) 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 Sam.13.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.7.W12.S1) and character.