1 Kings 21:10:81 Kgs.21.10.W8TAB
בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ
berakhta
“you have cursed”
- Transliteration
- be-RAKH-ta
- Extended
- beh-RAKH-tah
- IPA
- /beːˈraχ.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-RAKH-ta
- phraseyour reading level
be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM
- clause
ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh ve-ho-tsi-U-hu ve-sik-LU-hu ve-ya-MOT
Exegesis
The phrase berakhta elohim va-melekh {בֵרַ֥כְתָּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֶ֑לֶךְ | bə-rā-ḵtā ʾĕ-lō-ḥîm wā-me-leḵ} uses “bless” as a euphemism for “curse.”
Root and etymology
b-r-kBet-Resh-Kaph
“to bless”
In context — 1 Kings 21:10
And seat two men, sons of worthlessness, opposite him, and let them testify against him, saying, “You have blessed God and the king.” Then bring him out and stone him so that he dies.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 21:10, so the Hebrew word בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ (berakhta) 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.21.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.10.W8.S1) and character.