Deuteronomy 16:2:6Deut.16.2.W6TAB
וּבָקָ֑ר
ubakar
“or from the herd”
- Transliteration
- u-ba-KAR
- Extended
- oo-baa-KAHR
- IPA
- /u.baˈkaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- or from the herd
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
u-ba-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
TSO-n u-ba-KAR
- clause
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR
- sentence
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Exegesis
The coordinated tson u-bakar {צֹאן וּבָקָר | ṣōn ū-bā-qār} “flock and cattle” specifies the permissible offerings.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–qof–resh
“morning”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:2
You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, at the place the LORD will choose to cause His name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 16:2, so the Hebrew word וּבָקָ֑ר (ubakar) 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.16.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W6.S1) and character.