1 Chronicles 16:43:71 Chr.16.43.W7TAB
לְבָרֵ֥ךְ
levarekh
“to bless”
- Transliteration
- le-va-REKH
- Extended
- leh-vah-REEKH
- IPA
- /ləvaːˈreːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to bless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
le-va-REKH
- phraseyour reading level
le-va-REKH et-BEI-to
- clause
va-yis-SOV da-VID le-va-REKH et-BEI-to
- sentence
va-yel-KHU khol-ha-AM ISH le-vei-TO va-yis-SOV da-VID le-va-REKH et-BEI-to
Exegesis
The final clause uses the purpose infinitive levarekh {לְבָרֵ֥ךְ | lə-bārēḵ} ‘to bless’ to explain David’s return, while et-beito {אֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ | ʾet-bêṯô} marks “his house” as the direct object, presenting the blessing as directed toward his household sphere.
Root and etymology
b-r-kBet–Resh–Kaf
“to bless, kneel”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:43
And all the people went, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:43:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 16:43, so the Hebrew word לְבָרֵ֥ךְ (levarekh) 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.16.43.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.43.W7.S1) and character.