Genesis 18:24:15Gen.18.24.W15TAB
בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃
bekirbah
“in it”
- Transliteration
- be-kir-BAH
- Extended
- beh-kir-BAAH
- IPA
- /bə.qir.ˈbaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- in it
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kir-BAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER be-kir-BAH
- clause
ha-AF tis-PEH ve-LO-ti-SA la-ma-KOM le-MA-an kha-mi-SHIM ha-tsa-di-KIM a-SHER be-kir-BAH
- sentence
u-LAI YESH kha-mi-SHIM tsa-di-KIM be-TOKH ha-IR ha-AF tis-PEH ve-LO-ti-SA la-ma-KOM le-MA-an kha-mi-SHIM ha-tsa-di-KIM a-SHER be-kir-BAH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher beqirbah {אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּהּ | ʾă-šer bə-qir-bāh} anchors their presence. The progression from possibility to pointed interrogation underscores Abraham’s appeal to divine justice and mercy.
Root and etymology
RootQof–Resh–Bet
“to approach, be near”
In context — Genesis 18:24
Perhaps there are fifty righteous within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place because of the fifty righteous who are in its midst?
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 18:24, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ (bekirbah) 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.18.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.24.W15.S1) and character.