Deuteronomy 20:14:1Deut.20.14.W1TAB
רַ֣ק
rak
“Only”
- Transliteration
- RAK
- Extended
- RAHK
- IPA
- /raˈq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Only
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAK
- phraseyour reading level
RAK ha-na-SHIM
- clause
RAK ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF ve-ha-be-HE-ma ve-KOL a-SHER yih-YE va-IR kol-shla-LAH ta-VOZ LAKH
- sentence
RAK ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF ve-ha-be-HE-ma ve-KOL a-SHER yih-YE va-IR kol-shla-LAH ta-VOZ LAKH ve-a-KHAL-ta et-shlal oi-ve-KHA a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the restrictive particle rak {רַק | raḳ} ‘only’, marking an exception to the standard siege regulations.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:14
Only the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is within the city—all its spoil—you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:14, so the Hebrew word רַ֣ק (rak) 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.20.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.14.W1.S1) and character.