Genesis 19:23:5Gen.19.23.W5TAB
בָּ֥א
ba
“came”
- Transliteration
- BA
- Extended
- BAA
- IPA
- /ˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BA
- phraseyour reading level
BA tso-a-RA
- clause
ve-LOT BA tso-a-RA
- sentence
ha-SHE-mesh ya-TSA al-ha-A-rets ve-LOT BA tso-a-RA
Exegesis
The second clause, veLot ba tsoarah {וְלֹט בָּא צֹעֲרָה | wə-lōṭ bāʾ ṣō-ʿă-rāh}, introduces Lot’s arrival as a concurrent event. The Hebrew perfect verbs’ sequence without explicit temporal markers implies near-simultaneity. The formal English mirrors this by using past perfect then simple past, while the dynamic uses a temporal subordinating phrase (“After…”) and simple past to convey the sequence clearly for modern readers.
Root and etymology
bet–vav–alephbet–vav–aleph
“to come”
In context — Genesis 19:23
The sun had risen over the land when Lot came into Zoar .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:23, so the Hebrew word בָּ֥א (ba) 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.19.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.23.W5.S1) and character.