Exodus 17:7:15Exod.17.7.W15TAB
בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ
bekirbenu
“among us”
- Transliteration
- be-kir-BE-nu
- Extended
- beh-kir-BEH-noo
- IPA
- /bə.qir.ˈbeː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among us
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kir-BE-nu
- clause
al-REEV be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-AL na-so-TAM et-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH be-kir-BE-nu im-A-yin
- sentence
va-yik-RA SHEM ha-ma-KOM ma-SA u-me-ri-VA al-REEV be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-AL na-so-TAM et-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH be-kir-BE-nu im-A-yin
Exegesis
The existential interrogation hayesh YHWH bekirbenu im-ayin {הֲיֵשׁ יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵנוּ אִם־אָיִן | ḥăyēš Yə-hō-wāh bəkirbênū ʾim-ʾāyin} uses fronted hayesh and the particle im with ayin to frame a binary question that foregrounds the LORD’s presence.
In context — Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the people of Israel quarreled and tested the LORD , saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 17:7, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ (bekirbenu) 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.17.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.7.W15.S1) and character.