Zechariah 14:7:9Zech.14.7.W9TAB
לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב
leeterev
“at the time of evening”
- Transliteration
- le-ET-e-REV
- Extended
- leh-EET-eh-REHV
- IPA
- /ləʕeːt.ˈʕɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the time of evening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ET-e-REV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR
- sentence
ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR
Exegesis
The conjunction vehayah {וְהָיָ֥ה | wə-hā-yāh} introduces the result, with le-et-erev {לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב | lə-ʿēt-ʿerev} providing a temporal setting, and yihyehor {יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר | yiḥ-yēh-ʾôr} proclaiming the onset of light.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-r-v
“evening”
In context — Zechariah 14:7
And it shall be one day— it is known to the LORD ; not day and not night, but at the time of evening there shall be light .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Zechariah 14:7, so the Hebrew word לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב (leeterev) 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.14.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.7.W9.S1) and character.