Exodus 13:7:12Exod.13.7.W12TAB
בְּכָל־גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃
bekholgevulekha
“in all your territory”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
- Extended
- beh-KHOHL-geh-voo-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /bəxol.ɡəvuˈlɛ.xa/
Meaning by language
- English
- in all your territory
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
- clause
ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA kha-METS ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
- sentence
ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA kha-METS ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase bekhol gevulekha {בְּכָל גְּבֻלֶךָ | bə-ḵōl gəvūleḵā} extends the restriction to the entire inheritance area. This chiastic prohibition structure underscores a total exclusion of fermentation.
In context — Exodus 13:7
You are to consume unleavened bread for seven days; no leavened bread is to be seen with you, and no leaven or sourdough is to be found within your territory .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 13:7, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ (bekholgevulekha) 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.13.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.7.W12.S1) and character.