1 Samuel 23:21:31 Sam.23.21.W3TAB
בְּרוּכִ֥ים
berukhim
“blessed ones”
- Transliteration
- be-ru-KHIM
- Extended
- beh-roo-KHEEM
- IPA
- /bəruˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed ones
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ru-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-ru-KHIM a-TEM
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH KI kha-mal-TEM a-LAI
Exegesis
The predicate participle barukhim {בָּרוּכִים | bārûḵîm} ‘blessed’ (Qal passive participle) fronted before its source argument highlights the blessing formula.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, “May you be blessed by the LORD , because you have shown mercy to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:21, so the Hebrew word בְּרוּכִ֥ים (berukhim) 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.23.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.21.W3.S1) and character.