Exodus 16:6:6Exod.16.6.W6TAB
עֶ֕רֶב
erev
“at evening”
- Transliteration
- E-rev
- Extended
- EH-rehv
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- at evening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-rev
- clause
E-rev vi-da-TEM KI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSI et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-kal-be-NEI yis-ra-EL E-rev vi-da-TEM KI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSI et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the temporal noun erev {עֶ֕רֶב | ʿerev} is fronted for emphasis of timing, followed by viyedatem {וִֽידַעְתֶּם | wî-ḏaʿ-tēm}, where the perfect with waw conveys assured future knowledge.
In context — Exodus 16:6
Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “When evening comes, you will know that the LORD brought you out from the land of Egypt .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:6:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 16:6, so the Hebrew word עֶ֕רֶב (erev) 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.16.6.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.6.W6.S1) and character.