2 Kings 15:4:12 Kgs.15.4.W1TAB
רַ֥ק
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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The word
Word in context
- word
RAK
- phraseyour reading level
RAK ha-ba-MOT
- clause
RAK ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru
- sentence
RAK ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru OD ha-AM me-zab-KHIM u-me-kat-TE-rim ba-ba-MOT
Exegesis
The clause opens with raq {רַק | raq} ‘only, nevertheless,’ which marks a limitation or contrast to the preceding evaluation of the king: despite reforms, something remained unchanged.
In context — 2 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people still were sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 15:4, so the Hebrew word רַ֥ק (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 Kgs.15.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.4.W1.S1) and character.