Deuteronomy 23:21:15Deut.23.21.W15TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:22
בְּךָ֖
vekha
“upon you”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHA
- Extended
- beh-KHA
- IPA
- /bəˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon you
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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ve-KHA
- clause
ve-ha-YA ve-KHA KHEt
- sentence
ki-ti-DOR NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO te-a-KHER le-shal-MO KI da-ROSH yid-re-SHE-nu Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-im-MAKH ve-ha-YA ve-KHA KHEt
Exegesis
The result clause wə-hā-yâ bə-kha ḥē-ṭāʾ {וְהָיָה בְּךָ חֵטְא | wə-hā-yâ bə-kha ḥē-ṭāʾ} ‘and it will be sin in you’ uses the vav-consecutive perfect to signal consequence, attributing moral responsibility to the vow-maker.
Root and etymology
Roota-h-v
“to love”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:21
When you make a vow to the LORD your God , you must not be slow to fulfill it , for the LORD your God will surely demand it from you, and it will be sin in you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 23:21, so the Hebrew word בְּךָ֖ (vekha) 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.23.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.21.W15.S1) and character.