Isaiah 13:9:5Isa.13.9.W5TAB

וְעֶבְרָ֖ה

veevra

and wrath

Transliteration
ve-EV-ra
Extended
veh-EHV-raa
IPA
/vəʕɛvˈraː/

Meaning by language

English
and wrath

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + עֶבְ + רָ֖ה
ve + ev + ra
veevra

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-EV-ra

  2. phraseyour reading level

    akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra

  3. clause

    hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF

  4. sentence

    hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA

Exegesis

A tight string of descriptors—ʾakzārî {אַכְזָרִי | ʾakzārî} ‘cruel,’ wə-ʿeḇrāh {וְעֶבְרָה | wə-ʿeḇrāh} ‘and wrath,’ and wa-ḥărôn ʾap {וַחֲרוֹן אָף | wa-ḥărôn ʾap} ‘and burning anger’—stands in apposition to “day,” unpacking the character of that event as severe judgment.

Root and etymology

consonantsAyin–Bet–Resh

overflowing, outburst

In contextIsaiah 13:9

Behold, the day of the LORD comes—cruel , with wrath and burning anger—to make the land desolate, and He will destroy its sinners from it.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 13:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word וְעֶבְרָ֖ה (veevra) 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 Isa.13.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.9.W5.S1) and character.