Isaiah 21:1:4Isa.21.1.W4TAB

בַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙

bannegev

in the Negev

Transliteration
ban-NE-gev
Extended
bahn-NEH-gehv
IPA
/banˈnɛɣɛv/

Meaning by language

English
in the Negev

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Result
בַּנ + נֶּ֙ + גֶב֙
ban + ne + gev
bannegev

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Gimelg as in good
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ban-NE-gev

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev

  3. clause

    ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A

  4. sentence

    ma-SA mid-BAR-YAM ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A

Exegesis

The infinitive la-chalof {לַֽחֲלֹ֔ף | la·ḥă·lōf} indicates ongoing passage through ba-negev {בַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ | ba·nei·ḡēv}. The sequence mi-midbar ba me-eretz nora’ah ties origin to action: “from the wilderness it comes, from a dreadful land.” This Hebrew structure conveys sudden onset and ominous origin, maintained in English by preserving the simile and directional clauses.

In contextIsaiah 21:1

The oracle concerning the desert of the sea comes like storms passing through the Negev , emerging from the wilderness and from a dreadful land.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 21:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word בַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ (bannegev) 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.21.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.1.W4.S1) and character.