Genesis 19:2:17Gen.19.2.W17TAB
בָרְח֖וֹב
varekhov
“in the square”
- Transliteration
- va-re-KHOV
- Extended
- vah-reh-KHOHV
- IPA
- /vaː.rə.ˈħoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the square
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-re-KHOV
- phraseyour reading level
KI va-re-KHOV
- clause
va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
- sentence
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
In context — Genesis 19:2
He said, “Please, my lords , turn aside to your servant’s house, stay the night, and wash your feet . Then you may rise early in the morning and go on your way.” But they replied, “No; we will stay the night in the public square.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Genesis 19:2, so the Hebrew word בָרְח֖וֹב (varekhov) 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.19.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.2.W17.S1) and character.