Deuteronomy 13:17:12Deut.13.17.W12TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:18
וְהִרְבְּךָ֔
vehirbekhkha
“and multiply you”
- Transliteration
- ve-hir-BEKH-kha
- Extended
- veh-hir-BEH-khah
- IPA
- /vəhɪrbˈəxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and multiply you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hir-BEKH-kha
- clause
ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The consecutive vav-verb sequence venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-ṭān}, verichamkha {וְרִיחַמְךָ | wə-ri-ḥam-khā}, vehirbekha {וְהִרְבֶּךָ | wə-hir-be-khā} describes cumulative divine actions.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:17
And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, so that the LORD may turn from the burning of His anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you, and increase you, as He swore to your fathers.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְהִרְבְּךָ֔ (vehirbekhkha) 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.13.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.17.W12.S1) and character.