Deuteronomy 15:5:1Deut.15.5.W1TAB
רַ֚ק
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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Word in context
- word
RAK
- clause
RAK IM-sha-MO-a tish-MA be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
RAK IM-sha-MO-a tish-MA be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha lish-MOR la-a-SOT ET-kol-ha-mits-VAH ha-ZOT a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsa-VE-kha ha-YOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the particle rak {רַק | raq} ‘only’, establishing an exclusive condition.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:5
Only if you truly listen to the voice of the LORD your God , to keep and to do all this commandment which I command you today.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:5, so the Hebrew word רַ֚ק (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.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.5.W1.S1) and character.