Exodus 18:4:6Exod.18.4.W6TAB
בְּעֶזְרִ֔י
beezri
“was my help”
- Transliteration
- be-ez-RI
- Extended
- beh-ehz-REE
- IPA
- /bə.ʕɛz.ˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was my help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ez-RI
- clause
ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD e-li-E-zer ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
Exegesis
Beezri {בְּעֶזְרִי | bə-ʿez-rî} personalizes divine help, and the Hiphil wayyiqtol vayyatsileni {וַיַּצִּלֵנִי | way-yaṣ-ṣi-lē-nî} narrates a completed rescue.
In context — Exodus 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father was my help, and He delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 18:4, so the Hebrew word בְּעֶזְרִ֔י (beezri) 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.18.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.4.W6.S1) and character.