Jeremiah 14:4:1Jer.14.4.W1TAB
בַּעֲב֤וּר
baavur
“because of”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-VUR
- Extended
- bah-ah-VUUR
- IPA
- /baʕăˈvuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-VUR
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA
- clause
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets
- sentence
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets BO-shu i-ka-RIM kha-FU ro-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the preposition ba‘avur {בַּעֲב֤וּר | ba-ʿă-vūr} ‘because of,’ marking a causal clause.
In context — Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is cracked and dismayed, since there was no rain in the land, the farmers were ashamed; they covered their heads.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word בַּעֲב֤וּר (baavur) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.4.W1.S1) and character.