1 Chronicles 16:36:11 Chr.16.36.W1TAB

בָּר֤וּךְ

barukh

blessed

Transliteration
ba-RUKH
Extended
bah-RUUKH
IPA
/baˈruːx/

Meaning by language

English
blessed

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Result
בָּ + ר֤וּךְ
ba + rukh
barukh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-RUKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL min-ha-o-LAM ve-AD ha-o-LAM

  4. sentence

    ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL min-ha-o-LAM ve-AD ha-o-LAM va-yo-me-RU khol-ha-AM a-MEN ve-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bārūḵ} ‘blessed’ opens with a Qal passive participle attributing praise to YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}.

Root and etymology

b-r-kbet–resh–kaf

to bless

In context1 Chronicles 16:36

Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , from everlasting to everlasting. And all the people said, “Amen,” and gave praise to the LORD.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 16:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:36, so the Hebrew word בָּר֤וּךְ (barukh) 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.16.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.36.W1.S1) and character.