Nehemiah 13:11:1Neh.13.11.W1TAB
וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙
vaariva
“and I contended”
- Transliteration
- va-a-RI-va
- Extended
- vaa-ah-REE-vah
- IPA
- /vaːʔaˈriːvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I contended
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-RI-va
- clause
va-a-RI-va et-ha-se-ga-NIM va-OM-ra ma-DU-a ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-a-RI-va et-ha-se-ga-NIM va-OM-ra ma-DU-a ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM va-ek-be-TSEM va-a-a-mi-DEM al-a-me-DAM
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through a sequence of vav-consecutive verbs, beginning with vaarivah {וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ | wâʾrîḇâ} ‘and I contended’, followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introducing hasganim {הַסְּגָנִ֔ים | ha-sə-gānîm} ‘the officials’.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–yod–bet
“to contend”
In context — Nehemiah 13:11
So I contended with the officials and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” Then I gathered them and stationed them at their posts.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (vaariva) 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 Neh.13.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.11.W1.S1) and character.