Deuteronomy 18:9:3Deut.18.9.W3TAB
בָּ֣א
ba
“enter”
- Transliteration
- BA
- Extended
- BAA
- IPA
- /baˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- enter
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BA
- phraseyour reading level
BA el-ha-A-retz
- clause
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The participle bāʾ {בָּא | bāʾ} conveys ongoing entry with the destination marked by ʾel-hā-ʾā-reṣ {אֶל־הָאָרֶץ | ʾel hā-ʾā-reṣ}.
Root and etymology
ב־ו־א
“to come, enter”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:9
For when you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to do the abominations of those nations.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 18:9, so the Hebrew word בָּ֣א (ba) 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 Deut.18.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.9.W3.S1) and character.