Genesis 21:25:5Gen.21.25.W5TAB
בְּאֵ֣ר
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ER
- phraseyour reading level
be-ER ha-MA-yim
- clause
al-o-DOT be-ER ha-MA-yim a-SHER ga-ze-LU av-DEI a-vi-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ho-KHI-akh av-ra-HAM ET-a-vi-ME-lekh al-o-DOT be-ER ha-MA-yim a-SHER ga-ze-LU av-DEI a-vi-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The phrase al-odot {עַל־אֹדוֹת | ʿal-ʾō-ḏôṯ} ‘concerning matters’ introduces the issue, followed by the construct be'er hamayim {בְּאֵ֣ר הַמַּ֔יִם | bə-ʾēr ham-mā-yim} ‘well of the water’ as the contested property.
Root and etymology
b-r-ʾbet–resh–aleph
“well, spring”
In context — Genesis 21:25
Abraham reproved Abimelech over the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:25, 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.21.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.25.W5.S1) and character.