Deuteronomy 15:5:4Deut.15.5.W4TAB
בְּק֖וֹל
bekol
“to the voice”
- Transliteration
- be-KOL
- Extended
- beh-KOHL
- IPA
- /bəˈkoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the voice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-KOL
- 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 prepositional phrase bekol {בְּקול | bə-qōl} ‘in the voice’ stresses direct reception of divine instruction.
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 15:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 15:5, so the Hebrew word בְּק֖וֹל (bekol) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.5.W4.S1) and character.