Exodus 17:1:9Exod.17.1.W9TAB
בִּרְפִידִ֔ים
birfidim
“at Rephidim”
- Transliteration
- bir-fi-DIM
- Extended
- bihr-fee-DEEM
- IPA
- /bir.fi.ˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Rephidim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bir-fi-DIM
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU bir-fi-DIM ve-EIN MA-yim lish-TOT ha-AM
- sentence
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-kha-NU bir-fi-DIM ve-EIN MA-yim lish-TOT ha-AM
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand power”
In context — Exodus 17:1
So the full assembly of Israel’s offspring moved out from the Wilderness of Sin in segments under the LORD’s instruction; they encamped at Rephidim, yet water was lacking for the people to drink.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 17:1, so the Hebrew word בִּרְפִידִ֔ים (birfidim) 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.17.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.1.W9.S1) and character.