Genesis 14:5:1Gen.14.5.W1TAB
וּבְאַרְבַּע֩
uvearba
“and in four”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-ar-BA
- Extended
- oo-veh-ahr-BAH
- IPA
- /uː.və.ʔarˈbaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in four
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-ar-BA
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA
- clause
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM
- sentence
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
Exegesis
The verse opens with a temporal phrase uvearba esre shanah {וּבְאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה | û-ḇə-ʾar-baʿ ʿeś-rê šā-nāh} “and in the fourteenth year,” which situates the campaign within a larger chronological framework and connects it to the previous rebellion.
Root and etymology
b-w-ʾ
“to come, to enter”
In context — Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck down the Rephaim in Ashtaroth Karnaim , the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiryathaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:5, so the Hebrew word וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ (uvearba) 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.14.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.5.W1.S1) and character.