Deuteronomy 14:1:8Deut.14.1.W8TAB
קָרְחָ֛ה
korkha
“a bald spot”
- Transliteration
- kor-KHA
- Extended
- kor-KHAH
- IPA
- /qorˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a bald spot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kor-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ta-SEE-mu kor-KHA
- clause
LO tit-go-de-DU ve-LO-ta-SEE-mu kor-KHA BEIN ei-NE-khem la-MET
- sentence
ba-NEEM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem LO tit-go-de-DU ve-LO-ta-SEE-mu kor-KHA BEIN ei-NE-khem la-MET
Exegesis
The noun korchah {קָרְחָה | qār-ḥāh} ‘baldness’ is located by bein eineikhem {בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם | bên ʿê-ne-khem} ‘between your eyes.’
Root and etymology
q-r-ḥqof-resh-chet
“to make bald”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:1
You are sons of the LORD your God ; you shall not cut yourselves, and you shall not make a baldness between your eyes for the dead.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 14:1, so the Hebrew word קָרְחָ֛ה (korkha) 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.14.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.1.W8.S1) and character.