Isaiah 21:13:3Isa.21.13.W3TAB
בַּיַּ֤עַר
bayaar
“in the thicket or in the forest”
- Transliteration
- ba-ya-AR
- Extended
- bah-yah-AR
- IPA
- /baj.jaˈʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the thicket or in the forest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ba-ya-AR
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ya-AR ba-RAV
- clause
ba-ya-AR ba-RAV ta-LI-nu OR-e-KHOt de-da-NIM
- 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 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 21:13, so the Hebrew word בַּיַּ֤עַר (bayaar) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.13.W3.S1) and character.