Judges 20:33:14Judg.20.33.W14TAB
גָֽבַע׃
gava
“Geba”
- Transliteration
- ga-VA
- Extended
- gaa-VAH
- IPA
- /mim.maʕăˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Geba
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ga-VA
- phraseyour reading level
mim-ma-a-re ga-VA
- clause
ve-o-REV yis-re-EL me-gi-AKH mim-me-ko-MO mim-ma-a-re ga-VA
- sentence
ve-KHOL ISH yis-re-EL ka-MU mim-me-ko-MO va-ya-ar-KHU be-va-AL ta-MAR ve-o-REV yis-re-EL me-gi-AKH mim-me-ko-MO mim-ma-a-re ga-VA
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase mim-ma-‘ă-ré-ḥe Gā-ḇā‘ {מִמַּֽעֲרֵה־גָֽבַע | mim-ma-‘ă-ré-ḥa Gā-ḇā‘} “from Ma‘areh-geba” specifies the ambush’s origin, contrasting open ranks and hidden forces to heighten tactical tension.
Root and etymology
g-b-‘gimel–bet–ayin
“hill, elevated place”
In context — Judges 20:33
And all the men of Israel rose from their places and deployed at Baal Tamar, and the ambush of Israel burst forth from its place, from Ma‘areh-geba .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:33:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 20:33, so the Hebrew word גָֽבַע׃ (gava) 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.20.33.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.33.W14.S1) and character.