Deuteronomy 15:4:6Deut.15.4.W6TAB
כִּֽי־בָרֵ֤ךְ
kivarekh
“for surely bless”
- Transliteration
- ki-va-REKH
- Extended
- kee-vah-REHKH
- IPA
- /kiː.vaˈreχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for surely bless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ki-va-REKH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA
- clause
ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH
- sentence
E-fes KI LO yih-yeh-be-KHA ev-YON ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute paired with an imperfect in ki-varekh yevarekekha {בָרֵךְ יְבָרֶכְךָ | brêḵ yə-var-ě-ḵā} ‘surely he will bless’ intensifies the certainty of divine blessing.
Root and etymology
bet-resh-kafbet-resh-kaf
“to bless, to kneel”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:4
Nevertheless, there will not be a poor one among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving to you as an inheritance to possess.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:4, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־בָרֵ֤ךְ (kivarekh) 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.15.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.4.W6.S1) and character.