2 Samuel 19:18:162 Sam.19.18.W16TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:19
בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
bayarden
“the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- ba-yar-DEN
- Extended
- bah-yahr-DEEN
- IPA
- /baj.jarˈdeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-yar-DEN
- 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
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“to go down, descend”
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 19:18:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 19:18, so the Hebrew word בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (bayarden) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.18.W16.S1) and character.