Genesis 14:2:3Gen.14.2.W3TAB
אֶת־בֶּ֙רַע֙
etbera
“Bera”
- Transliteration
- et-be-RA
- Extended
- EET-beh-RAH
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.bɛ.ˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bera
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-RA
- clause
a-SU mil-kha-MA et-be-RA ME-lekh se-DOM ve-et-bir-SHA ME-lekh a-mo-RA
- sentence
a-SU mil-kha-MA et-be-RA ME-lekh se-DOM ve-et-bir-SHA ME-lekh a-mo-RA shin-AV ME-lekh ad-MA ve-shem-E-ver ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh be-LA HI tso-AR
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} and its conjunctive counterpart veʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} introduce a coordinated series of direct objects, each consisting of a king and his city, e.g., bera melech sedom {בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם | be-raʿ me-leḵ sə-ḏōm} “Bera, king of Sodom” and birsha melech amorah {בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה | bir-šaʿ me-leḵ ʿă-mō-rāh} “Birsha, king of Gomorrah.” The repeated pattern king + city, joined by simple conjunctions, produces a rhythmic, catalog-like listing that gives equal prominence to each coalition member.
In context — Genesis 14:2
They made war against Bera king of Sodom, against Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is Zoar .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֶּ֙רַע֙ (etbera) 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.14.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.2.W3.S1) and character.