Numbers 32:21:4Num.32.21.W4TAB
אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן
ethayarden
“over the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- EET-ha-yar-DEN
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.hajjaʁˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-yar-DEN
- clause
ve-a-VAR la-KHEM kol-kha-LUTS et-ha-yar-DEN lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-VAR la-KHEM kol-kha-LUTS et-ha-yar-DEN lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH AD ho-ri-SHO et-oy-va-VAV mi-pa-NAV
Exegesis
The direct-object marker ʾet {אֵת | ʾet} introduces ha-yarḏēn {הַיַּרְדֵּן | ha-ya-rə-ḏēn} ‘the Jordan’.
Root and etymology
י-ר-ד
“to descend, go down”
In context — Numbers 32:21
And all of you who are armed will cross the Jordan before the LORD until He has driven out His enemies from before Him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 32:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן (ethayarden) 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.32.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.21.W4.S1) and character.