2 Chronicles 2:12:32 Chr.2.12.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:11
בָּר֤וּךְ
barukh
“blessed”
- Transliteration
- ba-RUKH
- Extended
- bah-ROOKH
- IPA
- /baˈruːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-RUKH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel u-vi-NA a-SHER yiv-NE-va-YIT la-ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
The construct bārūḵ YHWH ’ĕlōhē Yiśrāʼēl {בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bārūḵ Yhwh ’ĕlōhē Yiśrāʼēl} links the covenant name and the divine title in apposition.
Root and etymology
b-r-khbet–resh–kaph
“to bless”
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:12
And Huram said, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , who made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son skilled in insight and discerning understanding , who will build a house for the LORD and a palace for his kingdom.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 2:12, so the Hebrew word בָּר֤וּךְ (barukh) 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.2.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.12.W3.S1) and character.