Judges 21:2:6Judg.21.2.W6TAB
עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב
adhaerev
“until the evening”
- Transliteration
- ad-ha-E-rev
- Extended
- ahd-hah-EH-rehv
- IPA
- /ʕad.haːˈʕɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- until the evening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
ad-ha-E-rev
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU be-KHI ga-DOL
Exegesis
The adverb šām {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ localizes at Bethel {בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל | bēt ʾēl}, and the phrase ʿad-hāʿereḇ {עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב | ʿad hāʿereḇ} ‘until the evening’ marks duration.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–vav–dalet
“to gather, assemble”
In context — Judges 21:2
And the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God , lifted their voice , and wept with great grief.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 21:2, so the Hebrew word עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב (adhaerev) 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.21.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.2.W6.S1) and character.