Isaiah 21:13:2Isa.21.13.W2TAB
בַּעְרָ֑ב
barav
“in Arabia or in the steppe”
- Transliteration
- ba-RAV
- Extended
- bah-RAAV
- IPA
- /baʕˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Arabia or in the steppe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-RAV
- clause
ma-SA ba-RAV
- sentence
ma-SA ba-RAV ba-ya-AR ba-RAV ta-LI-nu OR-e-KHOt de-da-NIM
Exegesis
The triadic spatial framing baʿarav {בַּעְרָב | ba-ʿǎ-rāv} – ba-yaʿar {בַּיַּעַר | ba-yǎ-ʿăr} – baʿarav emphasizes location by sandwiching “in the thicket” within “in Arabia.”
In context — Isaiah 21:13
The oracle concerning Arabia. In the thicket in Arabia you will lodge caravans of Dedanim .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:13, so the Hebrew word בַּעְרָ֑ב (barav) 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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.13.W2.S1) and character.