2 Kings 22:5:182 Kgs.22.5.W18TAB
בֶּ֥דֶק
bedek
“the damage of”
- Transliteration
- BE-dek
- Extended
- BEH-dehk
- IPA
- /ˈbɛdɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- the damage of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BE-dek
- phraseyour reading level
BE-dek ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-yit-NU o-TO le-o-SE ha-me-la-KHA a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH le-kha-ZEK BE-dek ha-BA-yit
- sentence
ve-yit-NE ve-yit-NE-hu al-YAD o-SE ha-me-la-KHA ha-mu-fe-ka-DIM be-VET BET ye-ho-VAH ve-yit-NU o-TO le-o-SE ha-me-la-KHA a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH le-kha-ZEK BE-dek ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by lə-ḥazzêq {לְחַזֵּק | lə-ḥazzêq} ‘to strengthen’ governs bedeq {בֶּ֥דֶק | bedeq} ‘breach,’ and the repeated locus be-vêṯ hammə-lāḵāh YHWH anchors the action within the LORD’s sanctuary.
Root and etymology
b-d-qb-d-q
“fissure, breach”
In context — 2 Kings 22:5
And they shall give it into the hand of the overseers in the house of the LORD and they shall give it to the workers who do the work in the house of the LORD, to repair the breach of the house.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Kings 22:5, so the Hebrew word בֶּ֥דֶק (bedek) 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.22.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.5.W18.S1) and character.