Jeremiah 17:10:5Jer.17.10.W5TAB
בֹּחֵ֣ן
bokhen
“testing”
- Transliteration
- bo-KHEN
- Extended
- boh-KHEEN
- IPA
- /boːˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- testing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bo-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT
- clause
a-NI ye-ho-VAH kho-KER LEV bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT
- sentence
a-NI ye-ho-VAH kho-KER LEV bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT ve-la-TET le-ISH ke-dar-KHO kid-ra-KHAV kif-RI ma-a-la-LAV
Exegesis
Two Qal participles, choker {חֹקֵר | ḥō-qēr} “searching” and bochen {בֹּחֵן | bō-ḥēn} “examining,” describe continuous action directed at lev {לֵב | lēḇ} “heart” and kelayot {כְּלָיוֹת | kə-lā-yōṯ} “innermost being.”
Root and etymology
b-ḥ-nbet–chet–nun
“to test, examine”
In context — Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD , search the heart and examine the innermost being , to give to each person according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:10, so the Hebrew word בֹּחֵ֣ן (bokhen) 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 Jer.17.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.10.W5.S1) and character.