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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
HE-rev
- clause
HE-rev le-ha-a-lo-TAM mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN min-ha-IR
- 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 context — Judges 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.