Deuteronomy 23:4:16Deut.23.4.W16TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:5
נַהֲרַ֔יִם
naharayim
“of the two rivers {Mesopotamia}”
- Transliteration
- na-ha-RA-yim
- Extended
- nah-hah-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /nahaˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the two rivers {Mesopotamia}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
na-ha-RA-yim
- sentence
al-de-VAR a-SHER lo-kid-MU et-KHEM ba-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim ba-DE-rekh be-tse-TE-khem mi-mits-RA-yim va-yas-KIR a-LEI-kha et-bil-AM ben-be-OR mip-TOR a-RAM na-ha-RA-yim le-ka-LEL-kha
Root and etymology
n-h-rnun–heh–resh
“river”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:4
On account of the matter that they did not come to meet you with bread and with water on the journey when you came out from Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam , son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharayim, to curse you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:4:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 23:4, so the Hebrew word נַהֲרַ֔יִם (naharayim) 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.23.4.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.4.W16.S1) and character.