Exodus 19:2:11Exod.19.2.W11TAB
הָהָֽר׃
hahar
“the mountain”
- Transliteration
- ha-HAR
- Extended
- hah-HAAR
- IPA
- /haˈhaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the mountain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-HAR
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–resh
“mountain”
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 19:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 19:2, so the Hebrew word הָהָֽר׃ (hahar) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.2.W11.S1) and character.