Deuteronomy 17:15:10Deut.17.15.W10TAB
מִקֶּ֣רֶב
mikerev
“from among”
- Transliteration
- mi-KE-rev
- Extended
- mih-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /miˈkɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from among
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-KE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha
- clause
mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
- sentence
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
Exegesis
Mikerev achekha {מִקֶּרֶב אַחֶיךָ | mik-ke-reḇ ʾă-ḥê-kā} ‘from among your brothers’ specifies eligibility.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall certainly appoint as king over you the one whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your brothers you shall appoint a king; you may not appoint a foreigner over you, for he is not your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word מִקֶּ֣רֶב (mikerev) 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.17.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W10.S1) and character.