2 Samuel 17:16:92 Sam.17.16.W9TAB
בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת
bearvot
“in the fords or crossings”
- Transliteration
- be-ar-VOt
- Extended
- beh-ahr-VOHT
- IPA
- /bəʕarˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the fords or crossings
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-ar-VOt
- phraseyour reading level
be-ar-VOt ha-mid-BAR
- clause
ve-a-TA shil-KHU me-he-RA ve-ha-GI-du le-da-VID le-MOR al-TA-len ha-LAI-la be-ar-VOt ha-mid-BAR ve-GAM a-VOR ta-a-VOR
- sentence
ve-a-TA shil-KHU me-he-RA ve-ha-GI-du le-da-VID le-MOR al-TA-len ha-LAI-la be-ar-VOt ha-mid-BAR ve-GAM a-VOR ta-a-VOR PEN ye-vu-LA la-ME-lekh u-le-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The locative be-arvot hammidbar {בְּעַרְבוֹת הַמִּדְבָּר | bə-ʿarvōṯ ham-midhbār} specifies the desert’s crossing areas.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-bayin–resh–bet
“plains, steppes”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:16
And now send quickly and tell David, saying, “Do not lodge tonight at the wilderness crossings , but cross over at once, lest the king and all the people with him be swallowed up.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 17:16, so the Hebrew word בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת (bearvot) 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.17.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.16.W9.S1) and character.