Deuteronomy 17:15:6Deut.17.15.W6TAB
יִבְחַ֛ר
yivkhar
“will choose”
- Transliteration
- yiv-KHAR
- Extended
- yiv-KHAR
- IPA
- /jivˈχar/
Meaning by language
- English
- will choose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
yiv-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yiv-KHAR
- clause
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO
- 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
The relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces divine selection by yivchar {יִבְחַר | yiv-ḥār}.
Root and etymology
ב־ח־ר
“to choose”
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 17:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:15, 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.17.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W6.S1) and character.