Deuteronomy 15:23:1Deut.15.23.W1TAB
רַ֥ק
rak
“only”
- Transliteration
- RAK
- Extended
- RAHK
- IPA
- /ˈraːk/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAK
- phraseyour reading level
RAK et-da-MO
- clause
RAK et-da-MO LO to-a-KHEL
- sentence
RAK et-da-MO LO to-a-KHEL al-ha-A-retz tish-pe-KHE-nu ka-MA-yim
Exegesis
The Hebrew uses the restrictive adverb rak {רַק | raq} to limit the prohibition to blood.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:23
You shall not eat the blood ; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:23, so the Hebrew word רַ֥ק (rak) 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.15.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.23.W1.S1) and character.