Joshua 13:14:1Josh.13.14.W1TAB
רַ֚ק
rak
“only”
- Transliteration
- RAK
- Extended
- RAHK
- IPA
- /ˈraːk/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
RAK
- clause
RAK le-SHE-vet ha-LE-vi LO na-TAN na-kha-LA
- sentence
RAK le-SHE-vet ha-LE-vi LO na-TAN na-kha-LA i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the restrictive adverb raq {רַק | rāq} ‘only’, narrowing the action to the Levites.
In context — Joshua 13:14
To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance; instead, the fire-offerings of the LORD God of Israel are their inheritance, as He spoke to him.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:14, so the Hebrew word רַ֚ק (rak) 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 Josh.13.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.14.W1.S1) and character.