Exodus 20:16:2Exod.20.16.W2TAB
בְרֵעֲךָ֖
vereakha
“against your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- ve-re-a-KHA
- Extended
- veh-reh-ah-KHAA
- IPA
- /və.reː.ʕăˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against your neighbor
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-re-a-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ta-a-NEH ve-re-a-KHA
- sentence
lo-ta-a-NEH ve-re-a-KHA ED SHA-ker
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bereakha {בְרֵעֲךָ֖ | bə-rē-ʿă-kā} indicates the action’s target, “against your neighbor.”
In context — Exodus 20:16
You shall not testify against your neighbor as a false witness .
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 20:16, so the Hebrew word בְרֵעֲךָ֖ (vereakha) 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.20.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.16.W2.S1) and character.