Numbers 14:44:9Num.14.44.W9TAB
מִקֶּ֥רֶב
mikerev
“from the midst”
- Transliteration
- mi-KE-rev
- Extended
- mih-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /miˈkɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the midst
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| 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
mi-KE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KE-rev ha-ma-kha-NEH
- clause
va-a-RON be-rit-ye-ho-VAH u-mo-SHEH lo-MA-shu mi-KE-rev ha-ma-kha-NEH
- sentence
va-ya-PI-lu la-a-LOT el-ROSH ha-HAR va-a-RON be-rit-ye-ho-VAH u-mo-SHEH lo-MA-shu mi-KE-rev ha-ma-kha-NEH
Exegesis
The negated perfect lō-māšû {לֹא־מָשׁוּ | lō-māšû} ‘did not depart’, with miqqērev hammăḥănêh {מִקֶּרֶב הַמַּחֲנֶה | miqqērev hammăḥănêh} ‘from the midst of the camp’, emphasizes the immobility of divine symbols. This paratactic structure underscores Israel’s presumption contrasted with the unyielding presence of sacred authority.
Root and etymology
RootQof, Resh, Bet
“midst”
In context — Numbers 14:44
Yet they went up defiantly toward the summit of the mountain, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD and Moses did not depart from the midst of the camp.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:44:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 14:44, so the Hebrew word מִקֶּ֥רֶב (mikerev) 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.14.44.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.44.W9.S1) and character.