Exodus 23:21:13Exod.23.21.W13TAB
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
behkirbo
“within him”
- Transliteration
- beh-kir-BO
- Extended
- beh-kir-BOH
- IPA
- /bə.qirˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- within him
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
beh-kir-BO
- clause
KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO
- sentence
hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO ahl-ta-MER BO KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO
Exegesis
The second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the verbless clause shemi bekirbo {שְׁמִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ | šēmî bē-qirbô} ‘My Name is within him’, underscoring divine indwelling. Parataxis is mirrored in English punctuation to preserve clause relationships and theological emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–resh–bet
“midst, within”
In context — Exodus 23:21
Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not bear your rebellion, because My Name is within him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 23:21, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ (behkirbo) 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.23.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.21.W13.S1) and character.