Deuteronomy 15:20:8Deut.15.20.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֣ר
asheryivkhar
“that will choose”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-yiv-KHAR
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-yeev-KHAR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr.jivˈχar/
Meaning by language
- English
- that will choose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-yiv-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
In the relative clause ba-makom asher yivchar YHWH {בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה | ba-mā-qōm ə-šer-yiv-ḥar Yəhōwāh}, the location phrase specifies the divinely designated worship site, reflecting Deuteronomic centralization.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:20
In the presence of the LORD your God , you shall eat it year by year in the place that the LORD will choose, you and your household.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 15:20, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֣ר (asheryivkhar) 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.15.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.20.W8.S1) and character.