Genesis 21:20:6Gen.21.20.W6TAB
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
bamidbar
“in the wilderness”
- Transliteration
- ba-mid-BAR
- Extended
- bah-mid-BAAR
- IPA
- /bam.mi.ðˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the wilderness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-mid-BAR
- clause
va-ye-SHEV ba-mid-BAR va-ye-HI ro-VE ka-SHAT
- sentence
va-ye-HI e-lo-HIM et-ha-NA-ar va-yig-DAL va-ye-SHEV ba-mid-BAR va-ye-HI ro-VE ka-SHAT
Exegesis
Bamidbar {בַּמִּדְבָּר | bammidbār} ‘wilderness’ functions as a locative phrase emphasizing a harsh environment.
Root and etymology
d-b-rDalet–Bet–Resh
“to speak; to declare”
In context — Genesis 21:20
And God was present with the youth throughout his growth; he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 21:20, so the Hebrew word בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (bamidbar) 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.21.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.20.W6.S1) and character.