Genesis 32:13:6Gen.32.13.W6TABWLC Genesis 32:14
מִן־הַבָּ֗א
minhaba
“from what had come”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-BA
- Extended
- mihn-hah-BAA
- IPA
- /min.ha.ˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from what had come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-BA
- clause
va-yi-KAKH min-ha-BA ve-ya-DO min-KHA le-e-SAV a-KHIV
- sentence
va-YA-len SHAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU va-yi-KAKH min-ha-BA ve-ya-DO min-KHA le-e-SAV a-KHIV
Exegesis
The idiom min habbāʾ bəyādô {מִן־הַבָּא בְיָדוֹ | min habbāʾ bəyādô} “from what had come into his hand” is rendered as “from what had come into his hand” (formal) and “from what he had with him” (dynamic), preserving the sense of possessions available.
In context — Genesis 32:13
He stayed there through the night, and from what had come into his hand he selected an offering for Esau his brother.
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 32:13, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַבָּ֗א (minhaba) 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.32.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.13.W6.S1) and character.