Genesis 19:17:11Gen.19.17.W11TAB
בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּ֑ר
bekholhakkikar
“in all the plain”
- Transliteration
- be-khol-hak-ki-KAR
- Extended
- beh-khohl-hahk-kih-KAAR
- IPA
- /bə.xɔl.hak.ki.ˈkaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in all the plain
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khol-hak-ki-KAR
- clause
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE
Exegesis
Locative expressions bekol ha-kikkar {בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּר | bə-kol ha-kik-kār} and haharah {הָהָרָה | hā-hā-rāh} contrast the doomed plain with the safe mountain.
Root and etymology
RootKaf–Kaf–Resh
“to be round, circle”
In context — Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, as he brought them outside, he said, “Escape for your life ! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain . Escape to the mountain, lest you be destroyed.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 19:17, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּ֑ר (bekholhakkikar) 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.19.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.17.W11.S1) and character.