Deuteronomy 15:18:14Deut.15.18.W14TAB
וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙
uverakhkha
“and will bless you”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-rakh-KHA
- Extended
- oo-veh-rakh-KHA
- IPA
- /u.ve.raχˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and will bless you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-rakh-KHA
- clause
u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
- sentence
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
Exegesis
The covenant promise begins with uverakheka {וּבֵֽרַכְךָ | ū-bē-rakĕkāh} ‘and he will bless you’, with YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhêkāh} as subject.
Root and etymology
b-r-kbet-resh-kaf
“to bless, endow abundantly”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:18
It must not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free , for he has served you six years—worth double the wage of a hired worker; and the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ (uverakhkha) 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.15.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W14.S1) and character.