ΒΟΡΡΑʼ, βορραʼ
BORHRAʼ, borhraʼ
Sounds Like: bor-RAH
Translations: to the North, to the North Wind, North, North Wind
From the root: ΒΟΡΡΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the North or the North Wind. The apostrophe at the end (keraia) indicates that it is a numeral, specifically 202. However, in the context of the provided example, the apostrophe is a coronis, indicating an elision of the final vowel of ΒΟΡΡΑΣ before a following word that starts with a vowel, or it is simply an orthographic variant of the dative case. It is used here in the dative case, indicating direction 'to the North' or 'to the North Wind'.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0990 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 43:6
From the same root
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