Deuteronomy 15:4:7Deut.15.4.W7TAB
יְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙
yevarekha
“he will bless you”
- Transliteration
- ye-va-re-KHA
- Extended
- yeh-vah-reh-KHAH
- IPA
- /jəvaˈrexˌxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will bless you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ye-va-re-KHA
- 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
b-r-kbet-resh-kaf
“to bless, endow abundantly”
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 15:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 15:4, so the Hebrew word יְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙ (yevarekha) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.4.W7.S1) and character.