1 Kings 15:14:31 Kgs.15.14.W3TAB
רַ֣ק
rak
“only”
- Transliteration
- RAK
- Extended
- RAHK
- IPA
- /ˈraq/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
RAK
- phraseyour reading level
RAK le-vav-a-SA
- clause
RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV
- sentence
ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} negates saru {סָ֑רוּ | sā-rū}, while the restrictive particle rak {רַ֣ק | raq} sets up a contrast with Asa’s devotion.
In context — 1 Kings 15:14
Yet the high places were not removed; however, Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word רַ֣ק (rak) 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 Kgs.15.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.14.W3.S1) and character.