Jeremiah 13:5:3Jer.13.5.W3TAB
בִּפְרָ֑ת
bifrat
“at Perath or Euphrates”
- Transliteration
- bif-RAT
- Extended
- bihf-RAAT
- IPA
- /bifˈraːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Perath or Euphrates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bif-RAT
- clause
va-e-LEKH va-et-me-NE-hu bif-RAT
- sentence
va-e-LEKH va-et-me-NE-hu bif-RAT ka-a-SHER tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH o-TI
Exegesis
The locative expression biphrat {בִּפְרָ֑ת | bi-pə-rāṯ} specifies the Euphrates as the place of concealment.
Root and etymology
p-r-tpe–resh–tav
“to break forth”
In context — Jeremiah 13:5
And I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD commanded me .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:5, so the Hebrew word בִּפְרָ֑ת (bifrat) 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 Jer.13.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.5.W3.S1) and character.