Joshua 22:20:6Josh.22.20.W6TAB
בַּחֵ֔רֶם
bakherem
“concerning the devoted things”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHE-rem
- Extended
- bah-KHEH-rem
- IPA
- /maˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning the devoted things
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KHE-rem
- clause
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef
- sentence
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef ve-HU ISH e-KHAD LO GA-va ba-a-vo-NO
Exegesis
The phrase ba-kherem {בַּחֵ֔רֶם | baḥêrem} ‘concerning the devoted thing’ specifies the cultic ban, which extends we-al-kol-adat yiśrāʾēl {וְעַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | wə-ʿal-kol-ʿăḏāt yiśrāʾēl} ‘upon the whole assembly of Israel,’ indicating communal impact.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-mḥ-r-m
“devote to destruction, ban”
In context — Joshua 22:20
Was it not Achan son of Zerah who acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted thing, so that fierce anger fell on the whole assembly of Israel? He was only one man, yet he did not perish alone in his iniquity.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 22:20, so the Hebrew word בַּחֵ֔רֶם (bakherem) 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.22.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.20.W6.S1) and character.