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

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Result
בִּפְ + רָ֑ת
bif + rat
bifrat

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    bif-RAT

  2. clause

    va-e-LEKH va-et-me-NE-hu bif-RAT

  3. 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 contextJeremiah 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.