Numbers 21:17:7Num.21.17.W7TAB
בְאֵ֖ר
veer
“well”
- Transliteration
- ve-ER
- Extended
- veh-EHR
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- well
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ER
- phraseyour reading level
a-LI ve-ER
- clause
a-LI ve-ER e-NU-LAH
- sentence
AZ ya-SHIR yis-ra-EL et-ha-shi-RAH ha-ZOT a-LI ve-ER e-NU-LAH
Exegesis
The first imperative ali {עֲלִי | ʿălî} ‘spring up’ addresses the noun be’er {בְאֵר | bəʾêr} ‘well’, personifying it.
Root and etymology
b-’-rbet-aleph-resh
“well”
In context — Numbers 21:17
Then Israel sang this song, “Spring up, O well ; sing to her !”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 21:17, so the Hebrew word בְאֵ֖ר (veer) 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.21.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.17.W7.S1) and character.