Exodus 17:11:11Exod.17.11.W11TAB
וְגָבַ֥ר
vegavar
“prevailed”
- Transliteration
- ve-ga-VAR
- Extended
- veh-gah-VAHR
- IPA
- /və.ɣaː.ˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- prevailed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ga-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ga-VAR a-ma-LEK
- clause
ve-ka-a-SHER ya-NI-akh ya-DO ve-ga-VAR a-ma-LEK
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ka-a-SHER ya-RIM mo-SHEH ya-DO ve-ga-VAR yis-ra-EL ve-ka-a-SHER ya-NI-akh ya-DO ve-ga-VAR a-ma-LEK
Exegesis
The result clause uses the Qal perfect vegavar {וְגָבַר | wə-gā-var} with Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś-rā-ʾēl} as subject.
Root and etymology
g-b-rgimel–beth–resh
“to be strong, to prevail”
In context — Exodus 17:11
Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed ; but when he lowered his hand to rest, Amalek prevailed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 17:11, so the Hebrew word וְגָבַ֥ר (vegavar) 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.17.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.11.W11.S1) and character.