Numbers 14:25:4Num.14.25.W4TAB

בָּעֵ֑מֶק

baemek

in the valley

Transliteration
ba-E-mek
Extended
baa-EH-mehk
IPA
/baːˈʕemɛq/

Meaning by language

English
in the valley

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Result
בָּ + עֵ֑ + מֶק
ba + e + mek
baemek

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Qofq — deep k, uvular

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-E-mek

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-SHEV ba-E-mek

  3. clause

    ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek ma-KHAR pe-NU u-se-U la-KHEM ha-mid-BAR DE-rekh yam-SUF

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ba‘emeq {בָּעֵ֑מֶק | bā-‘ê-meq} ‘in the valley’ specifies location.

In contextNumbers 14:25

For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley . Tomorrow, turn and set out for yourselves into the wilderness by the way of the Sea of Reeds .

About this coordinate

Numbers 14:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:25, so the Hebrew word בָּעֵ֑מֶק (baemek) 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.14.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.25.W4.S1) and character.