Exodus 19:14:3Exod.19.14.W3TAB
מִן־הָהָ֖ר
minhahar
“from the mountain”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-HAR
- Extended
- mihn-hah-HAAR
- IPA
- /min.haˈhaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the mountain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-HAR
- clause
va-ye-RED mo-SHEH min-ha-HAR el-ha-AM
- sentence
va-ye-RED mo-SHEH min-ha-HAR el-ha-AM va-ye-ka-DESH et-ha-AM va-ye-khab-be-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The opening verb vayered {וַיֵּ֧רֶד | way-yē-reḏ} ‘and he went down’ identifies Moses as the actor, with min-hahar {מִן־הָהָ֖ר | min-hā-hār} ‘from the mountain’ marking the action’s origin and el-ha-am {אֶל־הָעָם | ʾel-hā-ʿām} ‘to the people’ its destination, underscoring Moses’ mediatory role.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–resh
“mountain”
In context — Exodus 19:14
Moses came down from the mountain to the people, consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:14, so the Hebrew word מִן־הָהָ֖ר (minhahar) 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.19.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.14.W3.S1) and character.