1 Chronicles 21:3:161 Chr.21.3.W16TAB
יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
yevakkesh
“does he seek”
- Transliteration
- ye-vak-KESH
- Extended
- yeh-vahk-KEESH
- IPA
- /jəvaqˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- does he seek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ye-vak-KESH
- phraseyour reading level
la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT
- clause
la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT a-do-NI la-MA yih-ye le-ash-MA le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-AV yo-SEF ye-ho-VAH al-AM-mo ka-HEM me-A fe-a-MIM ha-LO a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ku-LAM la-do-NI la-va-DIM la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT a-do-NI la-MA yih-ye le-ash-MA le-yis-ra-EL
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:3
And Joab said, “May the LORD add to His people a hundredfold. My lord the king, are they not all servants to my lord? Why does my lord seek this? Why should it become guilt for Israel?”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 21:3, so the Hebrew word יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (yevakkesh) 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.21.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.3.W16.S1) and character.