Genesis 14:3:2Gen.14.3.W2TAB
חָֽבְר֔וּ
khaveru
“joined”
- Transliteration
- kha-ve-RU
- Extended
- khah-veh-ROO
- IPA
- /ħaː.vəˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- joined
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
kha-ve-RU
- clause
kol-EL-leh kha-ve-RU el-E-mek ha-si-DIM
- sentence
kol-EL-leh kha-ve-RU el-E-mek ha-si-DIM HU YAM ha-ME-lakh
Exegesis
The finite verb chavru {חָבְרוּ | ḥā-vərû} ‘they joined’ follows, yielding a straightforward subject–verb sequence that portrays a completed, coordinated action.
In context — Genesis 14:3
All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim—it is the Salt Sea .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:3, so the Hebrew word חָֽבְר֔וּ (khaveru) 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.14.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.3.W2.S1) and character.