Numbers 22:1:5Num.22.1.W5TAB

בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת

bearvot

in the plains of

Transliteration
be-ar-VOT
Extended
beh-ar-VOHT
IPA
/bəʕarˈvoːt/

Meaning by language

English
in the plains of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + עַֽרְ + ב֣וֹת
be + ar + vot
bearvot

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ar-VOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-ar-VOT mo-AV

  3. clause

    va-ya-kha-NU be-ar-VOT mo-AV me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-re-KHO

  4. sentence

    va-yis-U be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-ya-kha-NU be-ar-VOT mo-AV me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-re-KHO

Exegesis

The spatial phrase bə-ʿărāḇōṯ mōʾāv {בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב | bə-ʿărāḇōṯ mōʾāv} ‘in the plains of Moab’ uses a preposition plus plural construct noun and genitive to specify topography.

Root and etymology

r-b-bresh–bet–bet

be many, great

In contextNumbers 22:1

And the sons of Israel journeyed on and set up camp in the plains of Moab , beyond the Jordan opposite Jericho .

About this coordinate

Numbers 22:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:1, so the Hebrew word בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת (bearvot) 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.22.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.1.W5.S1) and character.