Ruth 2:7:4Ruth.2.7.W4TAB
בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים
vaomarim
“among the sheaves”
- Transliteration
- va-o-ma-RIM
- Extended
- vaa-oh-maa-REEM
- IPA
- /vɔ.ʕɔ.maːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the sheaves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-o-ma-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM
- clause
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM
- sentence
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
Exegesis
The conjunction wa and perfect ve-asap̄tī {וְאָסַפְתִּי | wə-ʾā-sap̄-tî} ‘and I will gather’ continues the sequential narrative, with baʿōmarīm {בָֽעֳמָרִים | bā-ʿō-mā-rîm} ‘among the sheaves’ specifying the location.
In context — Ruth 2:7
She said, “Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.” And she came and has stood from the morning until now; her sitting in the house was only a little .
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ruth 2:7, so the Hebrew word בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים (vaomarim) 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 Ruth.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.7.W4.S1) and character.