Judges 20:37:6Judg.20.37.W6TAB
הָאֹרֵ֔ב
haorev
“the ambush”
- Transliteration
- ha-o-REV
- Extended
- haa-oh-REV
- IPA
- /haːʔoˈreːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ambush
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ha-o-REV
- clause
va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The repetition of haorev {הָאֹרֵב | hā-’ō-rēḇ} ‘the ambush’ underscores the covert force’s decisive role, while the alternation of plural to singular verbs highlights the shift from collective movement to a focused strike.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ב
“to lie in wait”
In context — Judges 20:37
And the ambush hurried and rushed toward Gibeah; then they drew out and struck down the entire city by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 20:37, so the Hebrew word הָאֹרֵ֔ב (haorev) 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.20.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.37.W6.S1) and character.