Exodus 19:2:10Exod.19.2.W10TAB
נֶ֥גֶד
neged
“opposite”
- Transliteration
- NE-ged
- Extended
- NEH-gehd
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.ɣɛð/
Meaning by language
- English
- opposite
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
NE-ged
- phraseyour reading level
NE-ged ha-HAR
- clause
va-yi-KHAN-sham yis-ra-EL NE-ged ha-HAR
- sentence
va-yis-U meh-re-fi-DIM va-ya-VO-U mid-BAR see-NAI va-ya-kha-NU ba-mid-BAR va-yi-KHAN-sham yis-ra-EL NE-ged ha-HAR
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional pairing neged hahar {נֶ֥גֶד הָהָֽר | ne·geḏ hā·hār} ‘in front of the mountain’ establishes spatial orientation for the ensuing covenant encounter.
In context — Exodus 19:2
They journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there facing the mountain .
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 19:2, so the Hebrew word נֶ֥גֶד (neged) 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.19.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.2.W10.S1) and character.