2 Samuel 17:21:132 Sam.17.21.W13TAB
וְעִבְר֤וּ
veivru
“and cross”
- Transliteration
- ve-iv-RU
- Extended
- veh-ihv-ROO
- IPA
- /vəʕivˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and cross
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-iv-RU
- phraseyour reading level
KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA
- clause
va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE lekh-TAM va-ya-a-LU me-hab-be-ER va-YEL-khu va-yag-GI-du lam-ME-lekh da-VID va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
Root and etymology
Root‛ayin–bet–resh
“to cross, pass over”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:21
And it came to pass after they had gone that they came up from the well, went, and reported to King David. They said to David, “Arise and cross quickly over the water, for thus Ahithophel has given counsel against you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word וְעִבְר֤וּ (veivru) 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.17.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.21.W13.S1) and character.