Exodus 13:15:7Exod.13.15.W7TAB
כָּל־בְּכוֹר֙
kolbekhor
“every firstborn”
- Transliteration
- kol-be-KHOR
- Extended
- kohl-be-KHOHR
- IPA
- /kɔl.bəˈxoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- every firstborn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
kol-be-KHOR
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-ha-ROG Ye-ho-VAH kol-be-KHOR
- clause
va-ye-HI ki-hik-SHAA par-O le-shal-le-KHE-nu va-ya-ha-ROG Ye-ho-VAH kol-be-KHOR be-E-rets mits-RA-yim mib-be-KHOR a-DAM ve-ad-be-KHOR be-he-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ki-hik-SHAA par-O le-shal-le-KHE-nu va-ya-ha-ROG Ye-ho-VAH kol-be-KHOR be-E-rets mits-RA-yim mib-be-KHOR a-DAM ve-ad-be-KHOR be-he-MA al-KEN a-NI zo-VE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH kol-PE-ter RE-khem haz-ze-kha-RIM ve-kol-be-KHOR ba-NAI ef-DE
Exegesis
A construct chain kol-bekhor be’erets mitsrayim {כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם | kol bə-ḵôr bə-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rā-yim} details the victims, paralleled by mibbekhor adam {מִבְּכֹר אָדָם | miḇ-bə-ḵôr ’ā-dām} and ve’ad-bekhor behema {וְעַד־בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה | wə-ʿad bə-ḵôr bə-hê-mâ}.
Root and etymology
b-k-rbeth–kaph–resh
“firstborn”
In context — Exodus 13:15
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about sending us away, that the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD every male that opens the womb, but I redeem every firstborn of my sons.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 13:15, so the Hebrew word כָּל־בְּכוֹר֙ (kolbekhor) 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 Exod.13.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.15.W7.S1) and character.