Numbers 20:3:1Num.20.3.W1TAB
וַיָּ֥רֶב
vayarev
“and quarreled”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-REV
- Extended
- vah-yaa-REV
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and quarreled
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-REV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-REV ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-REV ha-AM im-MO-sheh
- sentence
va-ya-REV ha-AM im-MO-sheh va-yo-MRU le-MOR ve-LU ga-VAN-nu big-VA a-KHE-nu lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayyarev {וַיָּ֥רֶב | way-yā-rēḇ} ‘quarreled’, using the vav-consecutive to transition the narrative into direct conflict.
In context — Numbers 20:3
And the people quarreled with Moses and said, "If only we had died in the dying of our brothers before the LORD ."
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:3, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֥רֶב (vayarev) 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.20.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.3.W1.S1) and character.