Deuteronomy 13:1:2Deut.13.1.W2TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:2

בְּקִרְבְּךָ

bekirbekha

in your midst

Transliteration
be-kir-BE-kha
Extended
beh-keer-BEH-kha
IPA
/bəkirˈbɛxa/

Meaning by language

English
in your midst

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + קִרְ + בְּ + ךָ
be + kir + be + kha
bekirbekha

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-kir-BE-kha

  2. sentence

    kee-YA-kum be-kir-BE-kha na-VI O kho-LEM kha-LOM ve-na-TAN e-LE-kha OT O mo-FET

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase bə-qir-bə-khā {בְּקִרְבְּךָ | bə-qir-bə-khā} ‘in your midst’ situates the phenomenon within the community.

In contextDeuteronomy 13:1

If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises in your midst and gives you a sign or a wonder ,

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 13:1, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְבְּךָ (bekirbekha) 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 Deut.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.1.W2.S1) and character.