2 Samuel 17:21:142 Sam.17.21.W14TAB
מְהֵרָה֙
mehera
“quickly”
- Transliteration
- me-he-RA
- Extended
- meh-hee-RAA
- IPA
- /məheːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- quickly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-he-RA
- 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
m-h-rmem–he–resh
“hasten”
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 17:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word מְהֵרָה֙ (mehera) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.21.W14.S1) and character.