Numbers 4:45:5Num.4.45.W5TAB
מְרָרִ֑י
merari
“of Merari”
- Transliteration
- me-ra-RI
- Extended
- meh-rah-REE
- IPA
- /məraˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Merari
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ra-RI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI me-ra-RI
- clause
E-le fe-ku-DEI mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI
- sentence
E-le fe-ku-DEI mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI a-SHER pa-KAD mo-SHE ve-a-ha-RON al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} ‘these’, introducing p'kudei mishpechot benei Merari {פְקוּדֵי מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי מְרָרִי | pə-qû-ḏê miš-pə-ḥôṯ bə-nê mə-rā-rî} ‘records of the clans of the sons of Merari’ as the subject.
Root and etymology
מ־ר־רm-r-r
“bitter”
In context — Numbers 4:45
These are the records of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:45:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 4:45, so the Hebrew word מְרָרִ֑י (merari) 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.4.45.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.45.W5.S1) and character.