1 Chronicles 21:10:121 Chr.21.10.W12TAB
בְּחַר־לְךָ֛
bekharlekha
“choose for yourself”
- Transliteration
- be-KHAR-le-kha
- Extended
- beh-KHAR-leh-khah
- IPA
- /bəˈħar.ləxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- choose for yourself
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHAR-le-kha
- clause
be-KHAR-le-kha a-KHAT me-HEN-na ve-e-e-SEH-lakh
- sentence
LEKH ve-dib-BAR-ta el-da-VID le-MOR KOH a-MAR ye-ho-VAH sha-LOSH a-NI no-TEH a-LE-kha be-KHAR-le-kha a-KHAT me-HEN-na ve-e-e-SEH-lakh
Exegesis
The imperative bechar-lekha {בְּחַר־לְךָ | bə-ḥar-lê-khā} ‘choose for yourself’ temporarily shifts agency to David.
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaph–kaph
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:10
Go and speak to David, saying, “Thus says the LORD : ‘Three judgments I am stretching out over you; choose for yourself one of these, and I will execute it for you.’”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 21:10, so the Hebrew word בְּחַר־לְךָ֛ (bekharlekha) 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.21.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.10.W12.S1) and character.