Exodus 23:21:4Exod.23.21.W4TAB
בְּקֹל֖וֹ
behkolo
“his voice”
- Transliteration
- beh-ko-LO
- Extended
- beh-koh-LOH
- IPA
- /bə.qoˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his voice
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
beh-ko-LO
- phraseyour reading level
oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO
- clause
hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO ahl-ta-MER 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 prepositional mipanav {מִפָּנָיו | mippānāw} ‘from his presence’ sets the relational focus, paralleled by ushma {וּשְׁמַע | u-šmāʿ} ‘listen’ with bekolo {בְּקֹלֹו | bə-qōlô} ‘to his voice’, intensifying attentive obedience.
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 23:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 23:21, so the Hebrew word בְּקֹל֖וֹ (behkolo) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.21.W4.S1) and character.