Ruth 4:11:19Ruth.4.11.W19PAT

בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה

beefrata

in Ephrathah

Transliteration
be-ef-ra-TA
Extended
beh-ehf-rah-TAAH
IPA
/bəʔɛf.raːˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English
in Ephrathah
French
à Éphrata
Spanish
en Efrata
Portuguese
em Efrata
German
in Efrata
Russian
в Ефрафе
Arabic-Simplified
في أفراتة
Hindi
एप्राता में
Chinese-Simplified
在以法他
Korean
에브라다에서
Indonesian
di Efrata
Bengali
এফ্রাতায়
Tagalog
sa Efrata
Swahili
katika Efrata
Amharic
በኤፍራታ
Yoruba
ní Éfrátà
Igbo
n'Efrata
Twi
wɔ Efrata
Ewe
le Efrata me

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + אֶפְ + רָ֔ + תָה
be + ef + ra + ta
beefrata

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ef-ra-TA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-a-SE-kha-YIL be-ef-ra-TA

  3. clause

    yit-TEN Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-i-SHA ha-ba-A el-BE-te-kha keh-ra-KHEL oo-kheh-le-A a-SHER ba-NU she-TE-hem et-BET yis-ra-EL va-a-SE-kha-YIL be-ef-ra-TA u-kra-SHEM be-VET la-KHEM

  4. sentence

    va-yo-ME-ru kol-ha-AM a-sher-ba-sha-AR ve-haz-ze-ke-NIM e-DIM yit-TEN Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-i-SHA ha-ba-A el-BE-te-kha keh-ra-KHEL oo-kheh-le-A a-SHER ba-NU she-TE-hem et-BET yis-ra-EL va-a-SE-kha-YIL be-ef-ra-TA u-kra-SHEM be-VET la-KHEM

In contextRuth 4:11

said all the people who were at the gate and the elders witnesses give LORD the woman the one coming to your house like Rachel and like Leah who built together the house of Israel act worthily in Ephrathah call a name in the house of Bethlehem

About this coordinate

Ruth 4:11:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Ruth 4:11, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה (beefrata) 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.4.11.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.11.W19.S1) and character.