Leviticus 23:32:10Lev.23.32.W10TAB
מֵעֶ֣רֶב
meerev
“from evening”
- Transliteration
- me-E-rev
- Extended
- meh-EH-rehv
- IPA
- /meˈʕɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from evening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-E-rev
- phraseyour reading level
me-E-rev ad-E-rev
- clause
be-tish-AH la-KHO-desh ba-E-rev me-E-rev ad-E-rev tish-be-TU sha-BAT-khem
- sentence
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON HU la-KHEM ve-i-ni-TEM ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem be-tish-AH la-KHO-desh ba-E-rev me-E-rev ad-E-rev tish-be-TU sha-BAT-khem
Exegesis
The temporal clause bǝtišʿāh lāḥōdeš {בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ | bǝtišʿāh lāḥōdeš} ‘on the ninth of the month’ sets the date, while bāʿerev meʿerev ʿaḏ-ʿerev {בָּעֶרֶב מֵעֶרֶב עַד־עֶרֶב | bāʿerev meʿerev ʿaḏ-ʿerev} ‘from evening to evening’ uses merismus to delineate a full 24-hour period.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-bayin-resh-bet
“evening”
In context — Leviticus 23:32
A sabbath of complete rest it shall be for you, and you shall afflict your souls ; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall observe your sabbath .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:32, so the Hebrew word מֵעֶ֣רֶב (meerev) 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 Lev.23.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.32.W10.S1) and character.