1 Kings 21:25:11 Kgs.21.25.W1TAB
רַ֚ק
rak
“only or surely”
- Transliteration
- RAK
- Extended
- RAHK
- IPA
- /ˈraq/
Meaning by language
- English
- only or surely
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAK
- clause
RAK lo-HA-ya khe-akh-AV a-SHER hit-ma-KHER la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
RAK lo-HA-ya khe-akh-AV a-SHER hit-ma-KHER la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH a-sher-he-SAT-ta o-TO i-ze-VEL ish-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adverb rak {רַ֚ק | rǎq} ‘only,’ marking exclusive emphasis, followed by the negative existential lo-hayah {לֹֽא־הָיָ֣ה | lōʾ-hāyāh} ‘there was not.’
In context — 1 Kings 21:25
Surely there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD , whom his wife Jezebel incited .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:25, so the Hebrew word רַ֚ק (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.21.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.25.W1.S1) and character.