Deuteronomy 21:18:8Deut.21.18.W8TAB
בְּק֥וֹל
bekol
“to the voice”
- Transliteration
- be-KOL
- Extended
- beh-KOHL
- IPA
- /bəˈkoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the voice
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KOL
- phraseyour reading level
be-KOL a-VIV
- clause
ki-yih-YE le-ISH BEN so-REHR u-mo-REH ei-NEN-u sho-MEA be-KOL a-VIV uv-KOL im-MO
- sentence
ki-yih-YE le-ISH BEN so-REHR u-mo-REH ei-NEN-u sho-MEA be-KOL a-VIV uv-KOL im-MO ve-yis-ru o-TO ve-LO yish-MA e-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The parallel constructs beqol aviv {בְּקוֹל אָבִיו | bəqōl ʾāvîv} and ubeqol imo {וּבְקוֹל אִמּוֹ | ûbəqōl ʾimmô} convey dual parental authority.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:18
If a man has a son who is stubborn and rebellious, who does not listen to the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and when they discipline him, he still does not listen to them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 21:18, so the Hebrew word בְּק֥וֹל (bekol) 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.21.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.18.W8.S1) and character.