Joshua 17:14:18Josh.17.14.W18TAB
בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי
berkhani
“He has blessed me”
- Transliteration
- ber-KHA-ni
- Extended
- behr-KHAH-nee
- IPA
- /beːrˈxaniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He has blessed me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ber-KHA-ni
- phraseyour reading level
ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ROO be-NEI yo-SEF et-ye-ho-SHUA le-MOR mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel perfect berchani {בֵּרְכַנִי | bē-r-cha-nî} ‘he has blessed me’, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject, underscores divine agency in blessing.
In context — Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me as inheritance only one lot and one portion, though I am a numerous people—even until now that the LORD has blessed me.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:14:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Joshua 17:14, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי (berkhani) 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.17.14.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.14.W18.S1) and character.