Deuteronomy 16:18:4Deut.16.18.W4TAB
בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ
bekholshearekha
“in all your gates”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha
- Extended
- beh-KHOL-sheh-ah-REH-khah
- IPA
- /bəˈxol.ʃəʕaˈreːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in all your gates
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha
- clause
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM ti-TEN-le-KHA be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA lish-va-TE-kha
- sentence
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM ti-TEN-le-KHA be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA lish-va-TE-kha ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM mish-PAT-TSE-dek
Exegesis
The locative construct be-khol-sheʿarekha {בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶיךָ | bə-ḵōl-šə-ʿā-rê-ḵā} “in all your gates” situates this command at city centers.
Root and etymology
שׁ־ע־ר
“gate”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:18
You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates , which the LORD your God is giving you for your tribes, and they shall judge the people with a judgment of justice.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 16:18, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ (bekholshearekha) 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.16.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.18.W4.S1) and character.