Numbers 14:7:8Num.14.7.W8TAB

בָהּ֙

bah

in it

Transliteration
BAH
Extended
BAAH
IPA
/ˈbaːh/

Meaning by language

English
in it

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH

  3. clause

    ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD

  4. sentence

    va-yo- MER-u el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lei-MOR ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD

Exegesis

The relative clause haaretz asher avarnu bah latur otah {הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָבַרְנוּ בָהּ לָתוּר אֹתָ֔הּ | hā-ʾāreṣ ʾă-šer ʿāvarnû bāh lāṭūr ʾōṯāh} combines a finite verb with an infinitive construct to preserve Hebrew’s nuance of purpose within direct speech.

Root and etymology

ט־ו־ב

to be good

In contextNumbers 14:7

And they said to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, “The land we passed through to spy out is very good, indeed exceedingly .”

About this coordinate

Numbers 14:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 14:7, so the Hebrew word בָהּ֙ (bah) 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.14.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.7.W8.S1) and character.