Exodus 17:8:5Exod.17.8.W5TAB
בִּרְפִידִֽם׃
birfidim
“at Rephidim”
- Transliteration
- bir-fi-DIM
- Extended
- bir-fee-DIHM
- IPA
- /bir.fiː.ˈdim/
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 | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bir-fi-DIM
- clause
va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL bir-fi-DIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO a-ma-LEK va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL bir-fi-DIM
Exegesis
The locative birpîḏîm {בִּרְפִידִם | birpîḏîm} situates the conflict at Rephidim on the wilderness journey. English renders the wayyiqtol sequence as simple past verbs to preserve narrative continuity.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand power”
In context — Exodus 17:8
Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 17:8, so the Hebrew word בִּרְפִידִֽם׃ (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.17.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.8.W5.S1) and character.