Genesis 21:14:16Gen.21.14.W16TAB
בְּאֵ֥ר
beer
“well of”
- Transliteration
- be-ER
- Extended
- beh-EHR
- IPA
- /bə.ˈʔeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- well of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
be-ER
- phraseyour reading level
be-ER sha-VA
- clause
va-te-LEKH va-te-TA be-mid-BAR be-ER sha-VA
- sentence
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem ve-khe-MAT MA-yim va-yit-TEN el-ha-GAR SAM al-shikh-MAH ve-et-ha-YE-led va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha va-te-LEKH va-te-TA be-mid-BAR be-ER sha-VA
Exegesis
The locative bemidbar be’er shava {בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע | bə-miḏ-bar bə-ʾēr šā-vaʿ} “wilderness of Be’er Sheba” grounds the event. The rapid wayyiqtol chain contrasts Abraham’s agency with Hagar’s vulnerability.
Root and etymology
בארbet–aleph–resh
“well, pit”
In context — Genesis 21:14
At dawn Abraham rose, took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He put the provisions on her shoulder, along with the boy , then sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Be’er Sheba.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 21:14, so the Hebrew word בְּאֵ֥ר (beer) 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.21.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.14.W16.S1) and character.