2 Kings 17:18:102 Kgs.17.18.W10TAB
רַ֛ק
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
- clause
LO nish-AR RAK SHE-vet ye-hu-DA le-vad-DO
- sentence
va-yit-an-NAF ye-ho-VAH me-OD be-yis-ra-EL va-ye-si-REM me-AL pa-NAV LO nish-AR RAK SHE-vet ye-hu-DA le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The restrictor raq {רַק | raq} ‘only’ then narrows the scope to the construct chain shevet yehudah levado, where shevet {שֵׁבֶט | še·ḇeṯ} ‘tribe’ and levado {לְבַדּוֹ | lə·ḇad·dô} ‘alone’ convey exclusive survival for Judah.
In context — 2 Kings 17:18
And the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from before His face. Only the tribe of Judah was left by itself .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word רַ֛ק (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.17.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.18.W10.S1) and character.