Deuteronomy 18:2:3Deut.18.2.W3TAB
בְּקֶ֣רֶב
bekerev
“among”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rev
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /bəˈkɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- among
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-KE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rev e-KHA-v
- clause
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo be-KE-rev e-KHA-v
- sentence
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo be-KE-rev e-KHA-v Ye-ho-VAH HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
Exegesis
The locative be-qerev echav {בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָיו | bə-qereḇ ’eḥāyw} specifies placement “among his brothers.”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:2
They shall have no inherited allotment among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, just as He spoke to them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 18:2, so the Hebrew word בְּקֶ֣רֶב (bekerev) 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.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.2.W3.S1) and character.