Exodus 15:17:3Exod.15.17.W3TAB
בְּהַ֣ר
behar
“on the mountain of”
- Transliteration
- be-HAR
- Extended
- beh-HAHR
- IPA
- /bə.ˈhar/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the mountain of
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-HAR
- phraseyour reading level
be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha
- clause
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH mik-DASH a-do-NAI ko-ne-NU ya-de-KHA
Exegesis
The locative phrase behar {בְּהַ֣ר | bə-hă-r} ‘on the mountain’ followed by the construct chain nachalateka {נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ | na-ḥă-lā-ṯe-ḵā} ‘of your inheritance’ delineates the promised territory.
In context — Exodus 15:17
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place for Your dwelling that You made, the sanctuary that Your hands have established, LORD , Lord .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:17, so the Hebrew word בְּהַ֣ר (behar) 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.15.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.17.W3.S1) and character.