Deuteronomy 13:18:3Deut.13.18.W3TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:19
בְּקוֹל֙
bekol
“to the voice”
- Transliteration
- be-KOL
- Extended
- beh-KOHL
- IPA
- /bəˈkoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the voice
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-KOL
- sentence
ki tish-MA be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha lish-MOR et-KOL-mits-vo-TAV a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA ha-YOM la-a-SOT ha-ya-SHAR be-ei-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The verb tishma {תִשְׁמַע | tišmaʿ} “listen” demands covenantal hearing and is intensified by bekol {בְּקוֹל | bə-qôl} “in the voice.”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:18
This will be so when you listen to the voice of the LORD your God , keeping all His commandments that I command you today, and doing what is upright in the eyes of the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 13:18, so the Hebrew word בְּקוֹל֙ (bekol) 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.13.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.18.W3.S1) and character.