Numbers 20:24:16Num.20.24.W16TAB
מְרִיבָֽה׃
meriva
“Meribah”
- Transliteration
- me-ri-VA
- Extended
- meh-ree-VAH
- IPA
- /məriˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Meribah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ri-VA
- phraseyour reading level
le-MEI me-ri-VA
- clause
AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
- sentence
ye-a-SEF a-ha-RON el-am-MAV KI LO ya-VO el-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-ta-TI liv-NEI yis-ra-EL AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
Exegesis
Finally, lemei Meribah {לְמֵי מְרִיבָה | lə-mê mə-rî-ḇāh} ‘at the waters of Meribah’ specifies the locus of contention.
Root and etymology
r-y-bResh, Yod, Bet
“to contend”
In context — Numbers 20:24
Aaron will be gathered to his people, because he will not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, on account of your rebellion against my mouth at the waters of Meribah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 20:24, so the Hebrew word מְרִיבָֽה׃ (meriva) 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.20.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.24.W16.S1) and character.