Genesis 14:20:1Gen.14.20.W1TAB
וּבָרוּךְ֙
uvarukh
“and blessed be”
- Transliteration
- u-va-RUKH
- Extended
- oo-vah-ROOKH
- IPA
- /uː.vaː.ˈruːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and blessed be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-va-RUKH
- clause
u-va-RUKH EL el-YON a-sher-mi-GEN tsa-RE-kha be-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-va-RUKH EL el-YON a-sher-mi-GEN tsa-RE-kha be-ya-DE-kha va-yit-ten-LO ma-a-SER mi-KOL
Exegesis
The verse opens with ubarukh {וּבָרוּךְ֙ | û-ḇā-rûḵ} as a fronted passive participle functioning doxologically to introduce praise.
Root and etymology
b-r-kbet–resh–kaf
“to kneel, bless”
In context — Genesis 14:20
Blessed be God Most High , who has handed your foes over into your hand ; and Abram gave him a tithe of everything.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:20, so the Hebrew word וּבָרוּךְ֙ (uvarukh) 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.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.20.W1.S1) and character.