1 Chronicles 16:1:61 Chr.16.1.W6TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ha-O-hel
- clause
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID
- sentence
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID va-yak-RI-vu o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The locative phrase betôkḥ ha-ʾōhêl {בְּתוֹךְ הָאֹהֶל | bə-tôḵ hā-ʾō-hêl} ‘inside the tent’ establishes spatial context, and the relative clause ʾăšer nāṯāh-lô {אֲשֶׁר נָטָה־ל֖וֹ | ʾă-šer nā-ṯāh-lôw} ‘that he had pitched for it’ links back to David’s preparatory work.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:1, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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 1 Chr.16.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.1.W6.S1) and character.