Exodus 13:20:5Exod.13.20.W5TAB
בִּקְצֵ֖ה
biktseh
“at the edge of”
- Transliteration
- bik-TSEH
- Extended
- bihk-TSEH
- IPA
- /biqˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the edge of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bik-TSEH
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-yis-U mi-su-KOT va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The preposition min as seen in misukkot {מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת | misukkōṯ} ‘from Sukkoth’ marks point of departure, while bet in be'etam {בְאֵתָ֔ם | bəʾētām} ‘at Etham’ and biketse {בִּקְצֵ֖ה | biqqṣēh} ‘at the edge (of)’ introduces location.
Combined in the construct biketse hamidbar {בִּקְצֵ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּֽר | biqqṣēh hammidbār} ‘edge of the wilderness,’ the phrase situates the Israelites on the brink of an arid expanse. The formal rendering preserves the ordering of vav-consecutives and literal spatial terms, whereas the dynamic version favors idiomatic flow while retaining geographic precision.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–ṣade–aleph
“edge; extremity”
In context — Exodus 13:20
And they journeyed from Sukkoth and made camp at Etham on the edge of the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 13:20, so the Hebrew word בִּקְצֵ֖ה (biktseh) 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.13.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.20.W5.S1) and character.