Exodus 14:10:2Exod.14.10.W2TAB
הִקְרִ֑יב
hikriv
“drew near”
- Transliteration
- hik-RIV
- Extended
- hik-REEV
- IPA
- /hiqˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- drew near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hik-RIV
- clause
u-far-OH hik-RIV
- sentence
u-far-OH hik-RIV va-yis-U ve-nei-yis-ra-EL et-ei-nei-HEM ve-hin-NEH mits-RA-yim no-SE-a a-kha-rei-HEM va-yir-U me-OD va-yits-a-KU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect hiqriv {הִקְרִ֑יב | hîqrîv} ‘approached,’ establishing the immediacy of Pharaoh’s threat.
Root and etymology
q-r-bqoph–resh–bet
“to draw near”
In context — Exodus 14:10
And Pharaoh drew near, and the sons of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, Egypt was marching after them, and they were greatly afraid, and the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:10, so the Hebrew word הִקְרִ֑יב (hikriv) 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 Exod.14.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.10.W2.S1) and character.