Numbers 20:19:15Num.20.19.W15TAB
אֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃
eevrah
“let me pass through”
- Transliteration
- e-ev-RAH
- Extended
- eh-eh-voh-RAH
- IPA
- /ʔe.ʕɛvoˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let me pass through
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-ev-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-rag-LAI e-ev-RAH
- clause
RAK EIN-DA-var be-rag-LAI e-ev-RAH
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM RAK EIN-DA-var be-rag-LAI e-ev-RAH
Exegesis
The cohortative eevorah {אֶעֱבֹרָה׃ | ’e‘ĕḇōrāh} ‘let me pass through’ concludes a polite petition, reflecting negotiation syntax.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-rayin-bet-resh
“to pass over”
In context — Numbers 20:19
And the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if we and our livestock drink your water , we will pay its price. Only, there is no other matter—let us pass through on foot.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 20:19, so the Hebrew word אֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃ (eevrah) 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.20.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.19.W15.S1) and character.