Deuteronomy 16:7:5Deut.16.7.W5TAB

יִבְחַ֛ר

yivkhar

he will choose

Transliteration
yiv-KHAR
Extended
yiv-KHAR
IPA
/jivˈχar/

Meaning by language

English
he will choose

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יִבְ + חַ֛ר
yiv + khar
yivkhar

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    yiv-KHAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER yiv-KHAR

  3. clause

    u-vi-SHAL-ta ve-a-KHAL-ta ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO

  4. sentence

    u-vi-SHAL-ta ve-a-KHAL-ta ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO u-fa-NI-ta ba-BO-ker ve-ha-LAKH-ta le-o-ha-LE-kha

Exegesis

The locative phrase bamaqom {בַּמָּקוֹם | ba-mā-qōm} with the restrictive clause asher yivchar {אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר | ă-šer yiv-ḥar} and the divine subject YHWH Eloheicha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | yĕ-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-he-kā}, culminating in bo {בּוֹ | bō} ‘in it’, emphasizes God’s choice of the worship site.

In contextDeuteronomy 16:7

And you shall cook and eat it at the place which the LORD your God will choose; then in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 16:7, so the Hebrew word יִבְחַ֛ר (yivkhar) 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.16.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.7.W5.S1) and character.