Judges 19:12:12Judg.19.12.W12TAB
וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ
veavarnu
“and we will pass over”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-VAR-nu
- Extended
- veh-aa-VAR-noo
- IPA
- /wəʕaːˈvar.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and we will pass over
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-VAR-nu
- clause
ve-a-VAR-nu ad-giv-A
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV a-do-NAV LO na-SUR el-IR na-khe-RI a-SHER lo-mib-be-NEI yis-ra-EL HE-na ve-a-VAR-nu ad-giv-A
Exegesis
The alternative wəʿāvarnû ʿăḏ-ġîḇāh {וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָה | wəʿāvarnû ʿăḏ-ġîḇāh} “and we will pass by until Gibeah” repeats the imperfect to indicate forward movement toward the Israelite settlement. English phrasing is adjusted to highlight the master’s directive and clarify the Israelite-foreign distinction.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-v-r
“to pass over”
In context — Judges 19:12
And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a foreign city , which is not of the sons of Israel; instead, we will proceed on to Gibeah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 19:12, so the Hebrew word וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ (veavarnu) 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.19.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.12.W12.S1) and character.