Numbers 21:13:12Num.21.13.W12TAB
אַרְנוֹן֙
arnon
“the Arnon”
- Transliteration
- ar-NON
- Extended
- ahr-NOHN
- IPA
- /ʔarˈnoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Arnon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-NON
- phraseyour reading level
KI ar-NON
- clause
KI ar-NON gvuL mo-AV BEIN mo-AV u-BEIN ha-e-mo-RI
- sentence
mi-SHAM na-SA-u va-ya-kha-NU me-E-ver ar-NON a-SHER ba-mid-BAR ha-yo-TSE mig-VUL ha-e-mo-RI KI ar-NON gvuL mo-AV BEIN mo-AV u-BEIN ha-e-mo-RI
Exegesis
The spatial phrase meever Arnon {מֵעֵבֶר אַרְנוֹן | mē-ʿē-ḇer ʾarnôn} ‘from beyond Arnon’ situates the encampment.
Root and etymology
RootResh–Nun–Nun
“to roar”
In context — Numbers 21:13
From there they traveled and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness , coming out from the border of the Amorite ; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 21:13, so the Hebrew word אַרְנוֹן֙ (arnon) 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.21.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.13.W12.S1) and character.