Proverbs 21:19:3Prov.21.19.W3TAB
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְבָּ֑ר
beeretsmidebar
“in a desert land”
- Transliteration
- be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR
- Extended
- beh-EH-rets-mih-deh-BAAR
- IPA
- /bəʔɛ.rɛts.midˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a desert land
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-vet be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR
- clause
TOV SHE-vet be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR
- sentence
TOV SHE-vet be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR me-E-SHET ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM va-KHA-as
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be'erets-midbar {בְּאֶרֶץ־מִדְבָּר | bə-ʾerets mid-bār} sets the scene in a wilderness land.
In context — Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a wilderness land than with a woman of complaints and strife.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:19, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְבָּ֑ר (beeretsmidebar) 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 Prov.21.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.19.W3.S1) and character.