Genesis 18:24:5Gen.18.24.W5TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“within”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bə.ˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- within
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ha-IR
- clause
u-LAI YESH kha-mi-SHIM tsa-di-KIM be-TOKH ha-IR
- 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
Betokh ha-ir {בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר | bə-tôk hā-ʿîr} ‘within the city’ specifies location, while ha-af {הַאַף | ha-ʾap̄} ‘indeed’ highlights the challenge to divine action.
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 18:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:24, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.24.W5.S1) and character.