Judges 20:38:5Judg.20.38.W5TAB

עִם־הָאֹרֵ֑ב

imhaorev

with the ambush

Transliteration
im-ha-o-REV
Extended
ihm-hah-oh-REEV
IPA
/ʕim.ha.ʔoˈreːv/

Meaning by language

English
with the ambush

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עִם + הָ + אֹ + רֵ֑ב
im + ha + o + rev
imhaorev

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    im-ha-o-REV

  2. clause

    ve-ha-mo-ED ha-YA le-ISH yis-ra-EL im-ha-o-REV

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-mo-ED ha-YA le-ISH yis-ra-EL im-ha-o-REV HE-rev le-ha-a-lo-TAM mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN min-ha-IR

Exegesis

The phrases im-ha’orev {עִם־הָאֹרֵ֑ב | ʿim-hā-ʾō-rêḇ} and herev {הֶ֕רֶב | hê-rêḇ} specify the ambushers as a multitude.

Root and etymology

Root’am

people, community

In contextJudges 20:38

Now the signal between the men of Israel and those lying in ambush was this: they were to raise a great cloud of smoke from the city.

About this coordinate

Judges 20:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:38, so the Hebrew word עִם־הָאֹרֵ֑ב (imhaorev) 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.20.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.38.W5.S1) and character.