1 Samuel 16:13:71 Sam.16.13.W7TAB
בְּקֶ֣רֶב
bekerev
“in {the} midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rev
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /bəˈqɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in {the} midst of
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
be-KE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rev e-KHA-v
- clause
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
Exegesis
Bekerev {בְּקֶ֣רֶב | bəqerev} ‘in the midst of’ underscores communal witness.
Root and etymology
b-q-rbet–qof–resh
“cattle, herd animal”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word בְּקֶ֣רֶב (bekerev) 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 Sam.16.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W7.S1) and character.