Genesis 13:11:5Gen.13.11.W5TAB
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
hayarden
“the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- hah-yahr-DEHN
- IPA
- /haj.jar.ˈdeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-yar-DEN
- phraseyour reading level
kol-ki-KAR ha-yar-DEN
- clause
va-yiv-khar-LO LOT ET kol-ki-KAR ha-yar-DEN va-yis-SA LOT mi-KE-dem
- sentence
va-yiv-khar-LO LOT ET kol-ki-KAR ha-yar-DEN va-yis-SA LOT mi-KE-dem va-yip-par-DU ISH me-AL a-KHIV
Exegesis
The marker et {אֵ֚ת | ʾēt} introduces kol kikar hayarden {כָּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן | kāl-kik-kār hay-yar-dēn}, framing it as a definite, comprehensive territory.
In context — Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated , each man from his brother.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 13:11, so the Hebrew word הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (hayarden) 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 Gen.13.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.11.W5.S1) and character.