Exodus 23:25:5Exod.23.25.W5TAB
וּבֵרַ֥ךְ
uverakh
“he will bless”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-RAKH
- Extended
- oo-veh-RAHKH
- IPA
- /uː.veˈrax/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will bless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
u-ve-RAKH
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-RAKH et-lakh-me-KHA
- clause
va-a-vad-TEM ET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem u-ve-RAKH et-lakh-me-KHA ve-et-mei-ME-kha
- sentence
va-a-vad-TEM ET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem u-ve-RAKH et-lakh-me-KHA ve-et-mei-ME-kha va-ha-si-RO-ti ma-kha-LA mi-kir-BE-kha
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect uverakh {וּבֵרַךְ | ū-wə-rā-ḵ} indicates a definitive blessing upon the coordinated objects “bread and water.”
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–resh–kaph
“to bless”
In context — Exodus 23:25
And you shall serve the LORD your God and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from among you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 23:25, so the Hebrew word וּבֵרַ֥ךְ (uverakh) 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.23.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.25.W5.S1) and character.