Numbers 16:30:1Num.16.30.W1TAB
וְאִם־בְּרִיאַ֣ה
veimberiah
“But if—a new thing”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM-be-ri-AH
- Extended
- veh-EEM-beh-ree-AAH
- IPA
- /vəʔim.bəriːˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- But if—a new thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IM-be-ri-AH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-IM-be-ri-AH yiv-RA e-lo-HIM
- clause
ve-IM-be-ri-AH yiv-RA e-lo-HIM u-fat-STAH ha-a-da-MAH et-PI-ha u-val-AH o-TAM ve-ET kol-a-SHER la-HEM ve-yor-DU kha-YIM she-O-la
- sentence
ve-IM-be-ri-AH yiv-RA e-lo-HIM u-fat-STAH ha-a-da-MAH et-PI-ha u-val-AH o-TAM ve-ET kol-a-SHER la-HEM ve-yor-DU kha-YIM she-O-la vi-da-TEM ki-ni-a-TSU ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le et-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional conjunction ve-im {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} “and if,” establishing a protasis that introduces a proposed divine sign.
The noun bərîʾāh {בְּרִיאָה | bə-rî-ʾāh} “a creation” with the Qal imperfect yivra {יִבְרָא | yi-vrāʾ} “he will create” highlights divine initiative, and the subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} underscores sovereign agency.
Root and etymology
b-r-ʾ
“to create, bring into existence”
In context — Numbers 16:30
But if the LORD creates a new thing , and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised the LORD.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:30, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־בְּרִיאַ֣ה (veimberiah) 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.16.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.30.W1.S1) and character.