Exodus 16:2:6Exod.16.2.W6TAB
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
bammidbar
“in the wilderness”
- Transliteration
- bam-mid-BAR
- Extended
- bahm-mihd-BAAR
- IPA
- /bam.mid.ˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the wilderness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bam-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-yil-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON bam-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The final locative bamidbar {בַּמִּדְבָּֽר | bam-mid-bār} situates the narrative in harsh wilderness terrain. English rendering reorders elements to foreground setting and clarify agency.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“wilderness”
In context — Exodus 16:2
In the wilderness, the entire assembly of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 16:2, so the Hebrew word בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (bammidbar) 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.16.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.2.W6.S1) and character.