Joshua 13:22:4Josh.13.22.W4TAB
הָרְג֧וּ
hargu
“they killed”
- Transliteration
- har-GU
- Extended
- har-GOO
- IPA
- /haʁˈɡuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they killed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
har-GU
- phraseyour reading level
har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
- sentence
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The verb hargu {הָרְג֧וּ | hā-rə-gû} ‘they killed’ in the Qal perfect third person masculine plural presents the main action, followed by the instrumental phrase ba-cherev {בַּחֶרֶב | ba-ḥe-rev} ‘with the sword’, indicating the means.
Root and etymology
h-rheh–resh
“mountain, height”
In context — Joshua 13:22
The sons of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor, the diviner , with the sword among their slain .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 13:22, so the Hebrew word הָרְג֧וּ (hargu) 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 Josh.13.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.22.W4.S1) and character.