Exodus 17:9:4Exod.17.9.W4TAB
בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ
bekharlanu
“choose for us”
- Transliteration
- be-khar-la-NU
- Extended
- beh-khar-lah-NOO
- IPA
- /bə.ħar.la.ˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- choose for 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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-khar-la-NU
- phraseyour reading level
be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
A sequence of imperatives—bə-ḥar-lānû {בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ | bə-ḥar-lānû} ‘choose for us’, wə-ṣēʾ {וְצֵ֖א | wə-ṣēʾ} ‘go out’, and the infinitive absolute hillāḥēm {הִלָּחֵ֣ם | hillāḥēm} ‘fight’—creates urgency.
Root and etymology
b-ḥ-rbeth–heth–resh
“to choose”
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ (bekharlanu) 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.17.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W4.S1) and character.