2 Samuel 17:11:152 Sam.17.11.W15TAB
בַּקְרָֽב׃
bakrav
“in the battle”
- Transliteration
- ba-KRAV
- Extended
- bah-KRAAV
- IPA
- /baqˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the battle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KRAV
- clause
u-fa-NE-kha hol-KHIM ba-KRAV
- sentence
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV u-fa-NE-kha hol-KHIM ba-KRAV
Exegesis
Finally, ū-pənêḵā hô-lĕḵîm ba-qarāḇ {וּפָנֶ֥יךָ הֹלְכִ֖ים בַּקְרָֽב | ū-pə-nê-khā hô-lê-kîm ba-qā-rāḇ} ‘and your presence walking in the battle’ denotes personal leadership. English word order is adapted to reflect the Hebrew parallelism and emphasis.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:11
For I have advised that all Israel be assembled to you—from Dan even to Beersheba—as numerous as the sand on the seashore for a multitude; and you yourself shall go into battle.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word בַּקְרָֽב׃ (bakrav) 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 Sam.17.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.11.W15.S1) and character.