Deuteronomy 19:10:5Deut.19.10.W5TAB
בְּקֶ֣רֶב
bekerev
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rev
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /bəˈkɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA
- clause
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH DAM na-KI be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
- sentence
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH DAM na-KI be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA ve-ha-YA a-LE-kha da-MIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bekerev artzekha {בְּקֶרֶב אַרְצֶךָ | bə-qě-reḇ ʾar-ṣě-ḵā} ‘in the midst of your land’ establishes the spatial domain of the command, while the relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾa-šer} links to the defining clause.
Root and etymology
Rootq–r–b
“inward part, midst”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:10
And let not innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that there will not be bloodguilt upon you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 19:10, 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.19.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.10.W5.S1) and character.