2 Chronicles 15:17:42 Chr.15.17.W4TAB
רַ֧ק
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 kol-ya-MAV
- sentence
ve-hab-ba-MOT LO-sa-RU mi-yis-ra-EL RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The restrictive particle rāq {רַק | rāq} ‘only’ introduces a concessive contrast.
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:17
But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole all his days.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word רַ֧ק (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 2 Chr.15.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.17.W4.S1) and character.