Genesis 30:2:3Gen.30.2.W3TAB
בְּרָחֵ֑ל
berakhel
“against Rachel”
- Transliteration
- be-ra-KHEL
- Extended
- beh-rah-KHEL
- IPA
- /bə.raː.ˈħeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Rachel
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-ra-KHEL
- clause
va-yi-khar-AF ya-a-KOV be-ra-KHEL
- sentence
va-yi-khar-AF ya-a-KOV be-ra-KHEL va-YO-mer ha-TA-khat e-lo-HIM a-NO-khi a-sher-ma-NA mi-MEKH pe-ri-VA-ten
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-rachel {בְּרָחֵל | bə-rāḥēl} marks Rachel as the target of Jacob’s ire.
In context — Genesis 30:2
Jacob’s anger flared against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God , who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 30:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 30:2, so the Hebrew word בְּרָחֵ֑ל (berakhel) 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.30.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.30.2.W3.S1) and character.