Exodus 14:27:16Exod.14.27.W16TAB
בְּת֥וֹךְ
betokh
“midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bə.ˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- midst of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ha-YAM
- clause
va-ye-na-ER Ye-ho-VAH et-mits-RA-yim be-TOKH ha-YAM
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-ya-SHAV ha-YAM lif-NOT BO-ker le-EI-ta-NO oo-mits-RA-yim na-SEEM lik-RA-to va-ye-na-ER Ye-ho-VAH et-mits-RA-yim be-TOKH ha-YAM
Exegesis
The locative betokh hayam {בְּתוֹךְ־הַיָּם | bə-tôḵ ha-yām} ‘in the midst of the sea’ frames the final scene. The shift from Hebrew VSO to English SVO preserves narrative immediacy while underscoring theological themes of deliverance and judgment.
In context — Exodus 14:27
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned at the turning of the morning to its full strength ; and the Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 14:27, so the Hebrew word בְּת֥וֹךְ (betokh) 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.14.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.27.W16.S1) and character.