Deuteronomy 18:16:6Deut.18.16.W6TAB
בְּחֹרֵ֔ב
bekhorev
“at Horeb”
- Transliteration
- be-KHO-rev
- Extended
- beh-KHOH-REHV
- IPA
- /bəˈxoːreːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Horeb
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHO-rev
- clause
ke-KOL a-SHER-sha-AL-ta me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha be-KHO-rev be-YOM ha-ka-HAL le-MOR
- sentence
ke-KOL a-SHER-sha-AL-ta me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha be-KHO-rev be-YOM ha-ka-HAL le-MOR LO o-SEF lish-MO-a et-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ve-ET-ha-ESH ha-gdo-LAH ha-ZOT lo-er-EH OD ve-LO a-MUT
Exegesis
The temporal setting bechorev beyom hakahal {בְּחֹרֵ֔ב בְּי֥וֹם הַקָּהָ֖ל | bə-ḥō-rēḇ bə-yôm ha-qā-hāl} ‘at Horeb on the day of the assembly’ locates the Sinai theophany.
Root and etymology
Rootb-ḥ-r
“to choose”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:16
According to all that you asked from the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, “I will not continue to hear the voice of the LORD my God, nor will I see this great fire again, lest I die.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:16, so the Hebrew word בְּחֹרֵ֔ב (bekhorev) 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.18.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.16.W6.S1) and character.