Deuteronomy 16:2:8Deut.16.2.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֣ר
asheryivkhar
“that he will choose”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-yiv-KHAR
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-yeev-KHAR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃer.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
ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
- 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 locative ba-makom {בַּמָּקוֹם | ba-mā-qōm} “in the place” is further defined by the relative clause asher yivchar {אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר | ʾă-šer yiv-ḥar} “which he will choose,” highlighting God’s choice of site.
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 16:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 16:2, 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.16.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W8.S1) and character.