Numbers 13:19:8Num.13.19.W8TAB
אִם־רָעָ֑ה
imraah
“or bad”
- Transliteration
- im-ra-AH
- Extended
- eem-rah-AAH
- IPA
- /ʔim.raˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or bad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ra-AH
- clause
u-MAH ha-A-retz a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV bah ha-to-VAH hu im-ra-AH
- sentence
u-MAH ha-A-retz a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV bah ha-to-VAH hu im-ra-AH u-MAH he-a-RIM a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV ba-HE-nah hab-be-ma-kha-NIM IM be-miv-tsa-RIM
Exegesis
’im-rāʿāh {הֲטוֹבָה … אִם־רָעָה | ha-ṭō-wāh … ’im-rāʿāh} ‘good … or bad’ and hă-bəm-aḥa-nîm …
In context — Numbers 13:19
And what is the land in which they are dwelling— is it good or bad? And what are the towns in which they are residing? Are they in the camps or in fortresses?
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 13:19, so the Hebrew word אִם־רָעָ֑ה (imraah) 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 Num.13.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.19.W8.S1) and character.