Exodus 19:9:6Exod.19.9.W6TAB
בָּ֣א
ba
“am coming”
- Transliteration
- BA
- Extended
- BAA
- IPA
- /baː/
Meaning by language
- English
- am coming
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BA
- phraseyour reading level
BA e-lei-KHA
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM va-ya-GED MO-sheh et-div-REI ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The particle hinnēh {הִנֵּ֨ה | hinnēh} introduces a solemn announcement, followed by the Qal participle bāʾ in ʾānōkî bāʾ {אָנֹכִ֜י בָּא | ʾānōkî bāʾ} ‘I am coming,’ conveying imminent divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-vav-aleph
“to come”
In context — Exodus 19:9
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to You in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with You and also believe You forever.” Then Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:9, so the Hebrew word בָּ֣א (ba) 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.19.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.9.W6.S1) and character.