2 Samuel 19:18:152 Sam.19.18.W15TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:19
בְּעָבְר֖וֹ
beavero
“when he was crossing”
- Transliteration
- be-a-ve-RO
- Extended
- beh-aa-veh-ROH
- IPA
- /bəʕɔvˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he was crossing
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-a-ve-RO
- sentence
ve-shim-E ven-ge-RA na-FAL lif-NE ha-ME-lekh be-a-ve-RO ba-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The temporal clause be’avro bayarden {בְּעָבְרוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן | bə-ʿā-vrô ba-yăr-də̆n} ‘as he was crossing the Jordan’ specifies the timing. This chain of consecutive purpose clauses culminating in a narrative perfect underscores the fulfillment of intent and the submissive action of Shimei at the critical moment of the king’s crossing.
Root and etymology
“to cross, pass over”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:18
And a ferry went over to bring over the king’s household and to do what was good in his eyes . And Shimei son of Gera fell before the king as he crossed the Jordan.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:18:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 19:18, so the Hebrew word בְּעָבְר֖וֹ (beavero) 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.19.18.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.18.W15.S1) and character.