Jeremiah 17:7:1Jer.17.7.W1TAB
בָּר֣וּךְ
barukh
“blessed”
- Transliteration
- ba-RUKH
- Extended
- bah-RUUHKH
- IPA
- /baˈruːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ba-RUKH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver
- clause
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH miv-ta-KHO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bārûḵ} ‘blessed’, forming an equative clause with hagever {הַגֶּבֶר | ha-ḡe-ḇer} ‘the man’ as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–resh–kaph
“to bless, to kneel”
In context — Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD , and whose confidence rests in the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:7, so the Hebrew word בָּר֣וּךְ (barukh) 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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.7.W1.S1) and character.