Judges 18:20:9Judg.18.20.W9TAB
בְּקֶ֥רֶב
bekerev
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rev
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehv
- IPA
- /bəˈqɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-KE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rev ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-VO be-KE-rev ha-AM
- sentence
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel va-ya-VO be-KE-rev ha-AM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə-qereḇ {בְּקֶרֶב | bə-qereḇ} followed by hā-ʿām {הָעָֽם | ʿām} functions locatively to denote “in the midst of the people.” The structure moves from affective description to concrete action, reflecting the historical prose pattern in Judges.
In context — Judges 18:20
And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod , the teraphim, and the idol; then he entered the midst of the people.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 18:20, so the Hebrew word בְּקֶ֥רֶב (bekerev) 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 Judg.18.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.20.W9.S1) and character.