Deuteronomy 21:5:7Deut.21.5.W7TAB
בָּחַ֞ר
bakhar
“has chosen”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHAR
- Extended
- ba-KHAHR
- IPA
- /baˈχar/
Meaning by language
- English
- has chosen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHAR
- clause
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM be-NEI LE-vi KI BAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-shar-TO u-le-va-REKH be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM be-NEI LE-vi KI BAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-shar-TO u-le-va-REKH be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-al-PI-hem yih-YE kol-REEV ve-kol-NA-ga
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} plus the suffix in bam {בָּ֗ם | bām} forms an explanatory clause (‘for in them’), leading to the perfect bachar {בָּחַ֞ר | bāḥar}, where YHWH eloheikha {יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêykā} is the actor.
Root and etymology
b-ḥ-rbet–ḥet–resh
“to choose”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:5
Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and to speak blessing in the name of the LORD. Every dispute and every assault shall be decided according to their word.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 21:5, so the Hebrew word בָּחַ֞ר (bakhar) 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.21.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.5.W7.S1) and character.