Exodus 22:24:5Exod.22.24.W5TABWLC Exodus 22:23
בֶּחָ֑רֶב
bekharev
“with a sword”
- Transliteration
- be-KHA-rev
- Extended
- beh-KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /bɛ.ˈħaː.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- with a sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHA-rev
- clause
ve-kha-RA a-PEE ve-ha-rag-TI et-KHEM be-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-kha-RA a-PEE ve-ha-rag-TI et-KHEM be-KHA-rev ve-HA-yu ne-shei-KHEM al-ma-NOT oo-ve-nei-KHEM ye-to-MIM
Exegesis
The instrument clause becherev {בֶּחֶרֶב | bə-ḥe-rev} ‘with sword’ indicates the means of execution.
Root and etymology
Rootchet-resh-bet
“sword; weapon”
In context — Exodus 22:24
And my anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your sons orphans.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 22:24, so the Hebrew word בֶּחָ֑רֶב (bekharev) 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.22.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.24.W5.S1) and character.