Genesis 16:12:3Gen.16.12.W3TAB
פֶּ֣רֶא
pere
“wild donkey”
- Transliteration
- PE-re
- Extended
- PEH-reh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.rɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wild donkey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-re
- phraseyour reading level
PE-re a-DAM
- clause
ve-HU yih-YE PE-re a-DAM ya-DO va-KOL ve-YAD KOL BO
- sentence
ve-HU yih-YE PE-re a-DAM ya-DO va-KOL ve-YAD KOL BO ve-al-pe-NE kol-e-KHAV yish-KON
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה֙ | yih-yĕh} introduces a predictive nominal clause with the compound predicate pere adam {פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֔ם | pĕ-reʾ ˀā-dām}, portraying an unbridled human.
Root and etymology
RootPe, Resh, Aleph
“to run wild, be free”
In context — Genesis 16:12
He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; yet he will dwell over against all his brothers.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:12, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֣רֶא (pere) 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.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.12.W3.S1) and character.