Genesis 14:4:8Gen.14.4.W8TAB
מָרָֽדוּ׃
maradu
“they rebelled”
- Transliteration
- ma-ra-DU
- Extended
- mah-rah-DOO
- IPA
- /maː.ra.ˈðuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they rebelled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ma-ra-DU
- clause
u-she-losh-es-RE sha-NA ma-ra-DU
- sentence
she-TEIM es-RE sha-NA ov-DU et-ke-dar-la-O-mer u-she-losh-es-RE sha-NA ma-ra-DU
Exegesis
The final verb maradu {מָרָדוּ | mā-rā-dû} ‘they rebelled’ parallels the first perfect verb, creating a concise contrast from prolonged subjection to decisive revolt. English renders the contrast with “but” and retains clause-initial temporal phrases to mirror the Hebrew structure.
Root and etymology
m-r-d
“to rebel, rise up”
In context — Genesis 14:4
For twelve years they were subject to Kedorlaomer , but in the thirteenth year they rebelled .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 14:4, so the Hebrew word מָרָֽדוּ׃ (maradu) 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.14.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.4.W8.S1) and character.