Judges 19:13:10Judg.19.13.W10TAB
בָרָמָֽה׃
varama
“in Ramah”
- Transliteration
- va-ra-MA
- Extended
- vah-rah-MAA
- IPA
- /vɔːrɔˈmɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Ramah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ra-MA
- phraseyour reading level
O va-ra-MA
- clause
ve-la-NU va-giv-A O va-ra-MA
- sentence
va-YO-mer le-na-a-RO le-KHA ve-nik-re-VA be-a-KHAD ha-me-ko-MOT ve-la-NU va-giv-A O va-ra-MA
Exegesis
The alternate destinations bagivah {בַגִּבְעָ֖ה | ba-giv-ʿā} ‘in Gibeah’ and baramah {בָרָמָה׃ | ba-rā-mā} ‘in Ramah’ are connected by the conjunction o {אוֹ | ʼō} ‘or,’ presenting mutually exclusive options in this travel narrative.
In context — Judges 19:13
And he said to his servant , “Come, let us approach one of the places and let us spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 19:13, so the Hebrew word בָרָמָֽה׃ (varama) 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.19.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.13.W10.S1) and character.