Deuteronomy 19:2:5Deut.19.2.W5TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA
- clause
be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA le-rish-TAH
- sentence
sha-LOSH a-REEM tav-DEEL LAKH be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase betokh artzekha {בְּת֣וֹךְ אַרְצְךָ֔ | bəṯōḵ ʾărṣəḵā} ‘in the midst of your land’ uses a construct chain to express central placement within the inheritance.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:2
You shall set apart three cities in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 19:2, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.19.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.2.W5.S1) and character.