1 Chronicles 16:13:61 Chr.16.13.W6TAB
בְּחִירָֽיו׃
bekhirav
“his chosen ones”
- Transliteration
- be-khi-RAV
- Extended
- beh-khih-RAAV
- IPA
- /bəħiːˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his chosen ones
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khi-RAV
- sentence
ZE-ra yis-ra-EL av-DO be-NE ya-a-KOV be-khi-RAV
Exegesis
This pattern repeats with bnei {בְּנֵי | bə-nê} ‘sons of’ and Yaʿakov {יַעֲקֹב | Yaʿă-qōḇ}, then bechirav {בְּחִירָיו | bə-ḥî-rāw} ‘his chosen ones.’ The absence of a finite verb creates a vocative or address formula typical of Hebrew poetry, underscoring corporate identity and divine election.
Root and etymology
“to choose”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:13
Offspring of Israel, His servant , sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:13, so the Hebrew word בְּחִירָֽיו׃ (bekhirav) 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.16.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.13.W6.S1) and character.