Exodus 19:5:4Exod.19.5.W4TAB

בְּקֹלִ֔י

behkoli

my voice

Transliteration
beh-ko-LI
Extended
beh-koh-LEE
IPA
/bə.qoːˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
my voice

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + קֹ + לִ֔י
beh + ko + li
behkoli

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    beh-ko-LI

  2. clause

    ve-at-TA im-sha-MO-a tish-meh-U beh-ko-LI oo-sheh-mar-TEM et-beh-ree-TI

  3. sentence

    ve-at-TA im-sha-MO-a tish-meh-U beh-ko-LI oo-sheh-mar-TEM et-beh-ree-TI vi-heh-YI-tem LI seh-goo-LA mik-kol-ha-a-MIM ki-LI kol-ha-A-rets

Exegesis

The phrase be-koli {בְּקֹלִי | bə-qō-lî} ‘in My voice’ identifies the summons’ source, while u-shemartem {וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם | wə-šə-mar-tem} ‘and you keep’ links obedience to covenant fidelity.

In contextExodus 19:5

Therefore, if you truly heed My voice and uphold My covenant, you will become a treasured possession for Me from among all nations, for the whole earth belongs to Me.

About this coordinate

Exodus 19:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:5, so the Hebrew word בְּקֹלִ֔י (behkoli) 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.19.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.5.W4.S1) and character.