Deuteronomy 23:24:3Deut.23.24.W3TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:25
בְּכֶרֶם
bekerem
“into the vineyard”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rem
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehm
- IPA
- /bəˈkɛrɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the vineyard
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KE-rem
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rem re-e-KHA ve-a-KHAL-ta a-na-VIM ke-naf-SHE-kha sa-ve-e-KHA ve-EL-KEL-ye-kha LO ti-TEN
- sentence
KI ta-VO be-KE-rem re-e-KHA ve-a-KHAL-ta a-na-VIM ke-naf-SHE-kha sa-ve-e-KHA ve-EL-KEL-ye-kha LO ti-TEN
Exegesis
The construct sequence bekerem reekha {בְּכֶרֶם רֵעֶךָ | bə-ḵe-rem rê-ʿê-kā} locates the action in the neighbor’s vineyard.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:24
When you step into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes until your appetite is satisfied, but you shall not deposit any in your own vessel .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 23:24, so the Hebrew word בְּכֶרֶם (bekerem) 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.23.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.24.W3.S1) and character.