Psalm 18:12:4Ps.18.12.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:13
עָבְרוּ
avru
“passed through”
- Transliteration
- AV-ru
- Extended
- AAV-ru
- IPA
- /ʕaːvˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- passed through
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
AV-ru
- sentence
min-NO-gah NE-ge-do a-VA-v AV-ru BA-rad ve-ga-ha-LEI-ESH
Exegesis
The main verb avru {עָבְר֑וּ | ʿāḇərû} ‘they passed on’ depicts decisive forward movement, typical of Hebrew poetic storm-theophany description.
Root and etymology
consonantsAyin–Bet–Resh
“to pass, go through”
In context — Psalm 18:12
From the brightness before Him, His clouds passed on—hail and coals of fire.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:12, so the Hebrew word עָבְרוּ (avru) 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 Ps.18.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.12.W4.S1) and character.