Exodus 14:4:6Exod.14.4.W6TAB

בְּפַרְעֹה֙

beparoh

through Pharaoh

Transliteration
be-par-OH
Extended
beh-par-OH
IPA
/bə.par.ˈʕoː/

Meaning by language

English
through Pharaoh

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + פַרְ + עֹה֙
be + par + oh
beparoh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-par-OH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH

  3. clause

    ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-soo-KHEN

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} attaches to the construct lev Par‘oh {לֵב־פַּרְעֹה֮ | lēb pə-rō-ʿô} ‘Pharaoh’s heart’, specifying the locus of divine action.

Root and etymology

Rootpe–resh–ʿayin

to divide, separate

In contextExodus 14:4

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart , and he will pursue them. Then I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD . And they did so.

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:4, so the Hebrew word בְּפַרְעֹה֙ (beparoh) 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.14.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W6.S1) and character.