Exodus 16:10:12Exod.16.10.W12TAB
בֶּעָנָֽן׃
beanan
“in the cloud”
- Transliteration
- be-a-NAN
- Extended
- beh-ah-NAAN
- IPA
- /be.ʕaˈnaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the cloud
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-a-NAN
- clause
ve-hin-NEH ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH nir-AH be-a-NAN
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-dab-BER a-ha-RON el-kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL va-yif-NU el-ham-mid-BAR ve-hin-NEH ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH nir-AH be-a-NAN
Exegesis
The construct kevod YHWH {כְּבוֹד יְהוָה | kəvōḏ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the glory of the LORD’ functions as the subject of nirʾah {נִרְאָה | nirʾāh}, emphasizing the visible manifestation, while beʿānān {בֶּעָנָן | beʿānān} ‘in cloud’ situates this revelation within the cloud motif that both reveals and veils the divine.
Root and etymology
ʿ-n-nayin–nun–nun
“cover, be cloudy”
In context — Exodus 16:10
And it occurred, as Aaron was speaking to the entire assembly of Israel, that they turned toward the wilderness; and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 16:10, so the Hebrew word בֶּעָנָֽן׃ (beanan) 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.16.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.10.W12.S1) and character.