2 Samuel 20:12:42 Sam.20.12.W4TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ham-si-LA
- clause
va-a-ma-SA mit-go-LEL ba-DAM be-TOKH ham-si-LA
- sentence
va-a-ma-SA mit-go-LEL ba-DAM be-TOKH ham-si-LA va-yar-E ha-ISH ki-a-MAD kal-ha-AM va-ya-SEV et-a-ma-SA min-ham-si-LA ha-sa-DE va-yash-LEKH a-LAV BE-ged ka-a-SHER ra-A kal-ha-BA a-LAV ve-a-MAD
Exegesis
The locatives ba-dam {בַּדָּ֖ם | ba-dam} ‘in the blood’ and be-tokh ham-mesilah {בְּתוֹךְ הַמְּסִלָּה | bə-tōkh ham-mĕ-sil-lāh} ‘in the middle of the roadway’ establish a public setting.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:12
And Amasa was wallowing in blood in the middle of the roadway, and the man saw that all the people stood still; so he turned Amasa off the roadway into the field and threw a garment over him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 20:12, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.20.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.12.W4.S1) and character.