Exodus 14:3:5Exod.14.3.W5TAB
נְבֻכִ֥ים
nevukhim
“are confused”
- Transliteration
- ne-vu-KHIM
- Extended
- neh-voo-KHEEM
- IPA
- /nə.vu.ˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are confused
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-vu-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
ne-vu-KHIM HEM
- clause
ve-a-MAR par-O liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ne-vu-KHIM HEM ba-A-rets
- sentence
ve-a-MAR par-O liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ne-vu-KHIM HEM ba-A-rets sa-GAR ah-LEI-hem ham-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The participle nevukhim {נְבֻכִ֥ים | nĕḇukkāyim} predicates their condition, reinforced by the pronoun hem {הֵ֖ם | hēm}.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־ךnun-bet-khaph
“to be confused, perplexed”
In context — Exodus 14:3
Pharaoh will say to the Israelites, “They are confused in the land, and the wilderness has shut them in.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 14:3, so the Hebrew word נְבֻכִ֥ים (nevukhim) 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.14.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.3.W5.S1) and character.