Judges 20:38:6Judg.20.38.W6TAB

הֶ֕רֶב

herev

to multiply or to make great

Transliteration
HE-rev
Extended
HEH-rehv
IPA
/ˈhɛ.rɛv/

Meaning by language

English
to multiply or to make great

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֶ֕ + רֶב
he + rev
herev

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    HE-rev

  2. clause

    HE-rev le-ha-a-lo-TAM mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN min-ha-IR

  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.

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 20:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 20:38, so the Hebrew word הֶ֕רֶב (herev) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.38.W6.S1) and character.