Exodus 19:12:10Exod.19.12.W10TAB
בְּקָצֵ֑הוּ
bekatsehu
“at its edge”
- Transliteration
- be-ka-TSE-hu
- Extended
- beh-kah-TSEH-hoo
- IPA
- /bə.qaˈtseːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at its edge
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ka-TSE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu
- clause
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM sa-VIV leh-e-MOR hi-sham-RU la-KHEM a-LOT ba-HAR oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu
- sentence
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM sa-VIV leh-e-MOR hi-sham-RU la-KHEM a-LOT ba-HAR oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu kol-ha-no-GEA ba-HAR MOT yu-MAT
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the imperative hishameru {הִשָּׁמְרוּ | hiš-šā-mə-rû} ‘guard yourselves’ governs two infinitives: alot {עֲלוֹת | ʿă-lôṯ} ‘going up’ tied to bahar {בָּהָר | bā-hār} ‘on the mountain’, and negoa {נְגֹעַ | nə-gō-ʿa} ‘touching’ linked to bekatsehu {בְּקָצֵ֑הוּ | bə-qā-ṣē-hû} ‘at its edge’.
In context — Exodus 19:12
You shall mark off a boundary for the people all around and say, “Guard yourselves : do not go up the mountain, and do not touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 19:12, so the Hebrew word בְּקָצֵ֑הוּ (bekatsehu) 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.19.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.12.W10.S1) and character.