Genesis 21:22:2Gen.21.22.W2TAB
בָּעֵ֣ת
baet
“at time”
- Transliteration
- ba-ET
- Extended
- bah-EHT
- IPA
- /baː.ˈʕeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- at time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ET
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ET ha-HI
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-ET ha-HI va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O el-av-ra-HAM le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-ET ha-HI va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O el-av-ra-HAM le-MOR e-lo-HIM im-me-KHA be-KHOL a-sher-a-TA o-SE
Exegesis
The temporal phrase ba‘et hahi {בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא | bāʿēt hahîʾ} ‘at that time’ anchors the episode.
In context — Genesis 21:22
And it was then that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham and declared, “God is with you in every thing you do.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:22, so the Hebrew word בָּעֵ֣ת (baet) 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.21.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.22.W2.S1) and character.