Genesis 4:2:6Gen.4.2.W6TAB
רֹ֣עֵה
roeh
“a shepherd of”
- Transliteration
- RO-eh
- Extended
- ROH-eh
- IPA
- /ˈroː.ʕeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a shepherd of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RO-eh
- phraseyour reading level
RO-eh TSON
- clause
va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
- sentence
va-TO-sef la-LE-det et-a-KHIV et-HE-vel va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
Exegesis
Hevel {הֶבֶל | hā·ḇel} ‘Abel’ serves as subject of the participle roeh {רֹעֵה | rō·ʿē} ‘shepherd’, which takes tson {צֹאן | ṣō·ʾan} ‘flocks’ as its complement, defining Abel’s pastoral role.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-h
“to pasture, shepherd”
In context — Genesis 4:2
She again gave birth to his brother Abel , and Abel became one who tended flocks, while Cain worked the soil.
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 4:2, so the Hebrew word רֹ֣עֵה (roeh) 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.4.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.2.W6.S1) and character.