Deuteronomy 21:8:9Deut.21.8.W9TAB
בְּקֶ֖רֶב
bekerev
“in the midst”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rev
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /bəˈkɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KE-rev
- clause
ka-PEIR le-am-ME-kha yis-ra-EL a-SHER pa-DEE-ta Ye-ho-VAH ve-AL ti-TEN DAM na-KI be-KE-rev am-ME-kha yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ka-PEIR le-am-ME-kha yis-ra-EL a-SHER pa-DEE-ta Ye-ho-VAH ve-AL ti-TEN DAM na-KI be-KE-rev am-ME-kha yis-ra-EL ve-ni-ka-PEIR la-HEM ha-DAM
Root and etymology
Rootb-q-r
“cattle, herd animal”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:8
Atone for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, O LORD , and do not place innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel. Then the blood shall be atoned for them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְּקֶ֖רֶב (bekerev) 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.21.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.8.W9.S1) and character.