Deuteronomy 13:14:12Deut.13.14.W12TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:15
בְּקִרְבֶּךָ׃
bekirbekha
“among you”
- Transliteration
- be-kir-BE-kha
- Extended
- beh-kir-BEH-kha
- IPA
- /bəkirˈbek.ˌaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among you
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-kir-BE-kha
- sentence
ve-da-RASH-ta ve-kha-KAR-ta ve-sha-AL-ta hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-es-TA ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-kir-BE-kha
Exegesis
The construct hadāvar hazō’ōt ne‘ēsetah hatō‘evah {הַדָּבָר הַזֹּאת נֶעֶשְׂתָּ הַתּוֹעֵבָה} uses the Niphal perfect to assert completed action of the detestable thing, and bə-qirbēkha {בְּקִרְבֶּךָ | bə-qir-bē-ḵā} localizes the offense “in your midst.” The English preserves Hebrew parataxis and a clear conditional “if…then” logic by maintaining parallel imperatives and subordinating the evaluative clause.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:14
And you shall investigate, and you shall inquire, and you shall ask thoroughly , and behold, if truth and certainty are found that the matter has been done—the detestable thing —this is in your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 13:14, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְבֶּךָ׃ (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.13.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.14.W12.S1) and character.