Numbers 22:4:12Num.22.4.W12TAB
יֶ֣רֶק
yerek
“the grass”
- Transliteration
- YE-rek
- Extended
- YEH-rehk
- IPA
- /ˈjɛrɛk/
Meaning by language
- English
- the grass
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YE-rek
- phraseyour reading level
YE-rek ha-sa-DEH
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-AV el-zik-NEI mid-YAN a-TAH ye-la-kha-KHU ha-ka-HAL et-KOL-se-vi-vo-TEI-nu kil-KHOKH ha-SHOR ET YE-rek ha-sa-DEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-AV el-zik-NEI mid-YAN a-TAH ye-la-kha-KHU ha-ka-HAL et-KOL-se-vi-vo-TEI-nu kil-KHOKH ha-SHOR ET YE-rek ha-sa-DEH u-va-LAK ben-TsI-POR ME-lekh le-mo-AV ba-ET ha-hi-U
Exegesis
The double et and nominal phrase yerek hasadeh {יֶ֣רֶק הַשָּׂדֶה | yērāq hassādeh} concretize the image of green pasture.
Root and etymology
y-r-kyod-resh-kaf
“green growth”
In context — Numbers 22:4
Now Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This assembly will lick up all our surroundings as the ox licks up the green of the field.” At that time, Balak son of Zippor was king over Moab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:4, so the Hebrew word יֶ֣רֶק (yerek) 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.22.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.4.W12.S1) and character.