Isaiah 17:14:2Isa.17.14.W2TAB
עֶ֙רֶב֙
erev
“evening”
- Transliteration
- E-rev
- Extended
- EH-rehv
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- evening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-rev
- phraseyour reading level
le-ET E-rev
- clause
le-ET E-rev ve-hin-NE val-la-HA be-TE-rem BO-ker e-NEN-nu
- sentence
le-ET E-rev ve-hin-NE val-la-HA be-TE-rem BO-ker e-NEN-nu ZE KHE-lek sho-SE-nu ve-go-RAL le-voz-ze-NU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal marker le’et {לְעֵת | lə-ʾêṯ} ‘at time of’ paired with erev {עֶרֶב | ʿe-reḇ} ‘evening’ to establish setting.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-r-b
“evening, mixture”
In context — Isaiah 17:14
At the time of evening, behold terror ; before morning, it is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 17:14, so the Hebrew word עֶ֙רֶב֙ (erev) 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.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.14.W2.S1) and character.