Judges 20:29:3Judg.20.29.W3TAB
אֹֽרְבִ֔ים
orevim
“ambushers”
- Transliteration
- o-re-VIM
- Extended
- oh-reh-VEEM
- IPA
- /ʔoː.rəˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- ambushers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-re-VIM
- sentence
va-YA-sem yis-ra-EL o-re-VIM el-ha-giv-A sa-VIV
Exegesis
The subject Yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | Yiśrāʾēl} ‘Israel’ governs the participle ʾorəvīm {אֹרְבִים | ʾorəvīm} ‘ambushers’, emphasizing their readiness.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-r-b
“to lie in wait, ambush”
In context — Judges 20:29
And Israel set ambushers around Gibeah on every side.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:29, so the Hebrew word אֹֽרְבִ֔ים (orevim) 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.20.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.29.W3.S1) and character.