Exodus 16:12:9Exod.16.12.W9TAB
הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙
haarbayim
“the two evenings”
- Transliteration
- ha-ar-ba-YIM
- Extended
- hah-ahr-bah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʕar.baˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the two evenings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ar-ba-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM
- clause
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem
- sentence
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bēn hāʿarbayim {בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם | bēn hāʿarbayim} ‘between the evenings’ employs the Hebrew dual to signal a two-stage provision.
In context — Exodus 16:12
I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be satisfied with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God .’
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:12, so the Hebrew word הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙ (haarbayim) 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.16.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.12.W9.S1) and character.