Deuteronomy 33:8:12Deut.33.8.W12PAT

מְרִיבָֽה׃

meriva

Meribah

Transliteration
me-ri-VA
Extended
meh-ree-VAA
IPA
/mə.riˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
Meribah
French
Meriba
Spanish
Meribá
Portuguese
Meribá
German
Meriba
Russian
Мерива
Arabic-Simplified
مريبة
Hindi
मरीबा
Chinese-Simplified
米利巴
Korean
미리바
Indonesian
Meriba
Bengali
মেরীবা
Tagalog
Meriba
Swahili
Meriba
Amharic
ሜሪባ
Yoruba
Meriba
Igbo
Meriba
Twi
Meriba
Ewe
Meri-ba

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מְ + רִי + בָֽה׃
me + ri + va
meriva

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-ri-VA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-MEI me-ri-VA

  3. clause

    a-SHER ni-SEE-to be-ma-SA te-ri-VE-hu al-MEI me-ri-VA

  4. sentence

    oo-leh-LE-vee a-MAR too-MEH-kha ve-oo-RE-kha leh-EESH khah-see-DE-kha a-SHER ni-SEE-to be-ma-SA te-ri-VE-hu al-MEI me-ri-VA

In contextDeuteronomy 33:8

said and to Levi your Thummim and your Urim to a man your faithful one whom you tested at Massah you contended with him at the waters of Meribah

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 33:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 33:8, so the Hebrew word מְרִיבָֽה׃ (meriva) 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 Deut.33.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.33.8.W12.S1) and character.