Judges 18:2:20Judg.18.2.W20TAB
הַר־אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙
harefrayim
“the hill country of Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- har-ef-ra-YIM
- Extended
- hahr-ehf-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /har.ʔɛfraˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the hill country of Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
har-ef-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u har-ef-ra-YIM
- clause
va-ya-VO-u har-ef-ra-YIM ad-BET mi-KHA va-ya-LI-nu SHAM
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU ve-NE-DAN mim-mish-pa-khTAM kha-mish-SHA a-na-SHIM mik-tso-TAM a-na-SHIM be-NE-kha-YIL mits-tsa-re-A u-me-esh-ta-OL le-rag-GEL et-ha-A-rets u-le-kha-ke-RAH va-yo-me-RU a-le-HEM le-KHU khik-RU et-ha-A-rets va-ya-VO-u har-ef-ra-YIM ad-BET mi-KHA va-ya-LI-nu SHAM
Exegesis
Locatives har-’ephrāyim {הַר־אֶפְרַיִם | har-’ephrāyim} and ’ăḏ-bêṯ mîḵāh {עַד־בֵּית מִיכָה | ’aḏ-bêṯ mîḵāh} situate the spies geographically, marking their arrival at Micah’s home.
Root and etymology
h-rheh–resh
“mountain”
In context — Judges 18:2
So the sons of Dan sent five men from their clan, from their outer districts—men of valor from Zorah and from Eshtaol—to spy out the land and investigate it. They told them, “Go, examine the land.” They came to the hill-country of Ephraim, reached the house of Micah, and stayed the night there.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Judges 18:2, so the Hebrew word הַר־אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (harefrayim) 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 Judg.18.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.2.W20.S1) and character.