Ruth 3:14:5Ruth.3.14.W5PAT
בְּטֶ֛רֶם
beterem
“before”
- Transliteration
- be-TE-rem
- Extended
- beh-TEH-rehm
- IPA
- /bəˈtɛrɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
- French
- avant
- Spanish
- antes
- Portuguese
- antes
- German
- bevor
- Russian
- прежде
- Arabic-Simplified
- قبل
- Hindi
- पहले
- Chinese-Simplified
- 之前
- Korean
- 전에
- Indonesian
- sebelum
- Bengali
- আগে
- Tagalog
- bago
- Swahili
- kabla ya
- Amharic
- በፊት
- Yoruba
- kí
- Igbo
- tupu
- Twi
- ansa na
- Ewe
- ŋgɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TE-rem
- clause
va-tish-KAV mar-ge-lo-TAV ad-ha-BO-ker va-TA-kam be-TE-rem ya-KEER ISH et-re-eh-HU
- sentence
va-tish-KAV mar-ge-lo-TAV ad-ha-BO-ker va-TA-kam be-TE-rem ya-KEER ISH et-re-eh-HU va-YO-mer al-yi-va-DA ki-BA-ah ha-i-SHA ha-GO-ren
In context — Ruth 3:14
lay down at his feet until the morning rose before recognize a man his companion said not be known came the woman the threshing floor
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ruth 3:14, so the Hebrew word בְּטֶ֛רֶם (beterem) 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.3.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.14.W5.S1) and character.