Zechariah 13:7:4Zech.13.7.W4TAB
וְעַל־גֶּ֣בֶר
vealgever
“and against a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-GE-ver
- Extended
- veh-ahl-GEH-vehr
- IPA
- /vəʕalˈgɛ.vɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and against a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-GE-ver
- phraseyour reading level
ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI
- clause
KHE-rev U-RI al-RO-i ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
KHE-rev U-RI al-RO-i ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT HAKH et-ha-RO-e u-te-fu-TSE-na ha-TSON va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI al-ha-tso-a-RIM
Exegesis
The paired prepositional phrases al-ro‘i ve-al-geber {עַל־רֹעִי וְעַל־גֶּבֶר | ʿal-rō-ʿî wə-ʿal-ge-ḇer} target “my shepherd” and “my companion,” intensifying the personal nature of the command.
In context — Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion , declares the LORD of hosts ; strike the shepherd, and the flock will be scattered. I will turn My hand against the little ones.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Zechariah 13:7, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־גֶּ֣בֶר (vealgever) 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 Zech.13.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.7.W4.S1) and character.