Deuteronomy 15:19:16Deut.15.19.W16TAB
בְּכ֥וֹר
bekhor
“the firstborn”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOR
- Extended
- beh-KHOHR
- IPA
- /bɛˈxoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstborn
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOR
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
- clause
LO ta-a-VOD biv-KHOR sho-RE-kha ve-LO ta-GOZ be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
- sentence
KOL-ha-be-KHOR a-SHER yi-va-LED biv-kar-KHA uv-tso-NKHA ha-za-KHAR tak-DISH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO ta-a-VOD biv-KHOR sho-RE-kha ve-LO ta-GOZ be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun phrase kol-ha-bekhor {כָּל־הַבְּכוֹר | kōl-hă-bĕ-khōr} ‘all the firstborn’, where the maqqef links kol ‘all’ to bekhor ‘firstborn’ to express totality.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-kaf-resh
“firstborn”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:19
Every firstborn male born in your herd and in your flock you shall set apart for the LORD your God . You must not work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 15:19, so the Hebrew word בְּכ֥וֹר (bekhor) 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.15.19.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.19.W16.S1) and character.