Deuteronomy 22:27:6Deut.22.27.W6TAB
הַמְאֹרָשָׂה֙
hameorasa
“the betrothed”
- Transliteration
- ham-e-o-ra-SA
- Extended
- hah-meh-oh-rah-SA
- IPA
- /hamʔoˈraːsa/
Meaning by language
- English
- the betrothed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-e-o-ra-SA
- phraseyour reading level
me-tsa-AH tsa-a-KA ha-na-a-RA ham-e-o-ra-SA
- sentence
ki ba-sa-DE me-tsa-AH tsa-a-KA ha-na-a-RA ham-e-o-ra-SA ve-EIN mo-shi-A LAH
Exegesis
The noun phrase hanarah hameorasah {הַנַּעֲרָה הַמְאֹרָשָׂה | han·nā‘arâ ham·mĕ·’ôrâšâ} uses double definiteness to emphasize her specific status.
Root and etymology
“to betroth”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:27
Because he found her in the field , the betrothed young woman cried out, and there was no rescuer for her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:27, so the Hebrew word הַמְאֹרָשָׂה֙ (hameorasa) 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.22.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.27.W6.S1) and character.