Joshua 13:22:6Josh.13.22.W6TAB
בַּחֶ֖רֶב
bakherev
“with the sword”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHE-rev
- Extended
- bah-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /baˈħɛʁɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHE-rev
- clause
har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
- sentence
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The verb hargu {הָרְג֧וּ | hā-rə-gû} ‘they killed’ in the Qal perfect third person masculine plural presents the main action, followed by the instrumental phrase ba-cherev {בַּחֶרֶב | ba-ḥe-rev} ‘with the sword’, indicating the means.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־ב
“sword, weapon”
In context — Joshua 13:22
The sons of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor, the diviner , with the sword among their slain .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 13:22, so the Hebrew word בַּחֶ֖רֶב (bakherev) 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.13.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.22.W6.S1) and character.