Genesis 19:37:2Gen.19.37.W2TAB
הַבְּכִירָה֙
habbekhira
“the firstborn”
- Transliteration
- hab-be-khi-RA
- Extended
- hahb-beh-khee-RAA
- IPA
- /hab.bə.xiː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstborn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hab-be-khi-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA
- clause
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV
- sentence
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV HU a-vi-mo-AV ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The overt subject habechirah {הַבְּכִירָה | hab-bə-ḵî-rāh} ‘the firstborn’ governs the direct object ben {בֵּן | bēn} ‘son’ in the first clause.
Root and etymology
ב־כ־ר
“to be firstborn”
In context — Genesis 19:37
And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:37, so the Hebrew word הַבְּכִירָה֙ (habbekhira) 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.19.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.37.W2.S1) and character.