1 Chronicles 17:27:31 Chr.17.27.W3TAB
לְבָרֵךְ֙
levarekh
“to bless”
- Transliteration
- le-va-REKH
- Extended
- leh-vah-REE-kh
- 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
- clause
ve-a-TA ho-AL-te le-va-REKH et-BET av-de-KHA lih-ye-OT le-o-LAM le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-a-TA ho-AL-te le-va-REKH et-BET av-de-KHA lih-ye-OT le-o-LAM le-fa-NE-kha ki-a-TA ye-ho-VAH BE-rakh-ta u-me-vo-RAKH le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The Hifʿil perfect ho-al-tā {הוֹאַלְתָּ | hô-ʾāl-tā} conveys God’s volition, leading into the Piel infinitive construct lə-ḇā-rēkh {לְבָרֵךְ | lə-ḇā-rēkh} ‘to bless’ as an intentional act.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–resh–kaf
“to bless”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:27
And now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant so that it may remain forever before You. For You, LORD , have blessed it and it is blessed forever.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 17:27, so the Hebrew word לְבָרֵךְ֙ (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.17.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.27.W3.S1) and character.