Deuteronomy 18:10:2Deut.18.10.W2TAB
בְּךָ֔
bekha
“among you”
- Transliteration
- be-KHA
- Extended
- beh-KHAH
- IPA
- /bəˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yi-ma-TSE be-KHA
- clause
lo-yi-ma-TSE be-KHA ma-a-VEER be-NO-u-vi-TO ba-ESH
- sentence
lo-yi-ma-TSE be-KHA ma-a-VEER be-NO-u-vi-TO ba-ESH ko-SEM ke-sa-MIM me-o-NEN u-me-na-KHESH u-me-ka-SHEF
Exegesis
The preposition bekha {בְךָ֔ | bə-khā} ‘among you’ designates the community as the scope.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found among you anyone who causes his son and his daughter to pass through the fire, a practitioner of divination , a soothsayer, an interpreter of omens , or a practitioner of sorcery.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 18:10, so the Hebrew word בְּךָ֔ (bekha) 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.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.10.W2.S1) and character.