1 Chronicles 16:2:61 Chr.16.2.W6TAB
וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ
vayevarekh
“and he blessed”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-va-REKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vah-REHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jəvaːˈrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he blessed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
va-ye-va-REKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM
- clause
va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL da-VID me-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Piel verb vayevarekh {וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ | wayyēvāreḵ} ‘and he blessed’ denotes a deliberate blessing action.
Root and etymology
b-r-kBet–Resh–Kaf
“to bless, kneel”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:2
When David finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings , he blessed the people in the name of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ (vayevarekh) 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.16.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.2.W6.S1) and character.