Genesis 21:19:5Gen.21.19.W5TAB
בְּאֵ֣ר
beer
“a well of”
- Transliteration
- be-ER
- Extended
- beh-EHR
- IPA
- /bə.ˈʔeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ER
- phraseyour reading level
be-ER MA-yim
- clause
va-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM ET-ei-NE-ha va-TE-re be-ER MA-yim
- sentence
va-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM ET-ei-NE-ha va-TE-re be-ER MA-yim va-TE-lekh va-te-mal-LE ET-ha-KHE-met MA-yim va-TASHK ET-ha-na-AR
Exegesis
A chain of vav-consecutive imperfect verbs (vatera, vatelech, vatemale, vatashek) details her actions: she saw the well of water (be’er mayim {בְּאֵ֣ר מָ֑יִם | bə-ʾêr mā-yim}), went to it, filled the skin-bottle (hachemet {הַחֵ֙מֶת֙ | ha-ḥê-meṯ}) with water, and gave the boy (hanar {הַנָּֽעַר | han-nā-ʿar}) a drink. This sequence conveys urgency and compassionate provision.
Root and etymology
בארbet–aleph–resh
“well, pit”
In context — Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes , and she saw a well of water. She went there, filled the skin-bottle with water, and gave the boy a drink.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:19, so the Hebrew word בְּאֵ֣ר (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.21.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.19.W5.S1) and character.