Deuteronomy 16:15:7Deut.16.15.W7TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֣ר
asheryivkhar
“that he will choose”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-yiv-KHAR
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-yeev-KHAR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr-jivˈχar/
Meaning by language
- English
- that he will choose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-yiv-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh
Exegesis
The relative clause bamakom asher-yivchar YHWH {בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה | bə·mā·qōm ʼă·šer-yiv·ḥar YHWH} specifies an undetermined sacred location.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:15
For seven days you shall celebrate the festival to the LORD your God in the place that the LORD will choose, for the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands; and you shall be only joyful.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 16:15, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֣ר (asheryivkhar) 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.16.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.15.W7.S1) and character.