2 Samuel 19:39:32 Sam.19.39.W3TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:40
אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן
ethayarden
“the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- eht-hah-yahr-DEEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haj.jarˈdeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-yar-DEN
- clause
va-ya-A-VOR kul-ha-AM et-ha-yar-DEN ve-ha-ME-lekh A-VAR
- sentence
va-ya-A-VOR kul-ha-AM et-ha-yar-DEN ve-ha-ME-lekh A-VAR va-yish-SHAK ha-ME-lekh le-var-zi-LAI va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu va-ya-SHAV lim-ko-MO
Root and etymology
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“to go down, descend”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:39
And all the people crossed the Jordan , and the king crossed; the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his place .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 19:39, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן (ethayarden) 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.19.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.39.W3.S1) and character.