Genesis 14:5:10Gen.14.5.W10TAB
אֶת־רְפָאִים֙
etrefaim
“Rephaim”
- Transliteration
- et-re-fa-IM
- Extended
- eht-reh-fah-EEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.rə.faːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Rephaim
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-re-fa-IM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM
- 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
Each object is signaled by the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} or ve’et {וְאֶת / וְאֵת | wə-ʾeṯ / wə-ʾēt}, followed by the name of a people group (Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim) and its corresponding location, each governed by the preposition be- {בְּ | bə-} “in.”
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
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 14:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 14:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רְפָאִים֙ (etrefaim) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.5.W10.S1) and character.