Exodus 14:21:8Exod.14.21.W8TAB
בְּר֨וּחַ
beruakh
“by a wind from the”
- Transliteration
- be-RU-akh
- Extended
- beh-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /bəˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- by a wind from the
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
be-RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH
- clause
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
Exegesis
Instrumentality and direction are conveyed through be-ruach qadim azzah {בְּר֨וּחַ קָדִ֤ים עַזָּה֙ | bə-rû·aḥ qā·ḏîm ʿa·zāh}, where noun-adjective order emphasizes the wind’s source and strength.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥresh-vav-chet
“wind, spirit, breath”
In context — Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused it to recede with a strong east wind all night, turning it into dry land, and the waters were divided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word בְּר֨וּחַ (beruakh) 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.14.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W8.S1) and character.