Deuteronomy 20:10:1Deut.20.10.W1TAB
כִּֽי־תִקְרַ֣ב
keetikrav
“When you draw near”
- Transliteration
- kee-tik-RAV
- Extended
- kee-tihk-RAHV
- IPA
- /kiː.tiqˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- When you draw near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kee-tik-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
kee-tik-RAV el-EER
- clause
kee-tik-RAV el-EER le-hil-la-KHEM a-le-HA
- sentence
kee-tik-RAV el-EER le-hil-la-KHEM a-le-HA ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA le-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a conditional action.
The imperfect verb tiqrav {תִקְרַב | tiqrav} signals future-oriented drawing near.
Root and etymology
q-r-vq-r-v
“to approach, come near”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:10
When you come near a city to wage war against it, you shall call to it with an offer of peace .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:10, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תִקְרַ֣ב (keetikrav) 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.20.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.10.W1.S1) and character.