Deuteronomy 21:13:10Deut.21.13.W10TAB
יֶ֣רַח
yerakh
“a month”
- Transliteration
- YE-rakh
- Extended
- YEH-rakh
- IPA
- /ˈjɛraħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a month
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
YE-rakh
- phraseyour reading level
YE-rakh ya-MIM
- clause
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM ve-a-KHAR KEN ta-VO e-le-HA u-ve-al-TAH ve-ha-ye-TA le-KHA le-ish-HA
Exegesis
The construct yerach yamim {יֶרַח יָמִים | yè·raḥ yā·mîm} “a month of days” establishes the mourning period.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:13
Then she shall take off the garment of her captivity and remain in your house; she shall weep for her father and her mother a full month . After that, you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be to you as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 21:13, so the Hebrew word יֶ֣רַח (yerakh) 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.21.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.13.W10.S1) and character.