Genesis 14:19:3Gen.14.19.W3TAB
בָּר֤וּךְ
barukh
“blessed be”
- Transliteration
- ba-RUKH
- Extended
- bah-ROOKH
- IPA
- /baː.ˈruːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-RUKH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-RUKH av-RAM
- clause
ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- sentence
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu va-yo-MAR ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The blessing declaration opens with the predicate participle barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bā-rûḵ} ‘blessed’, creating emphasis by fronting the participle.
Root and etymology
b-r-kbet–resh–kaf
“to kneel, bless”
In context — Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said, “May Abram be blessed by God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:19, so the Hebrew word בָּר֤וּךְ (barukh) 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 Gen.14.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.19.W3.S1) and character.