Judges 19:20:10Judg.19.20.W10TAB
בָּרְח֖וֹב
barekhov
“in the open square”
- Transliteration
- ba-re-KHOV
- Extended
- baa-reh-KHOHV
- IPA
- /baːrəˈħoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the open square
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ba-re-KHOV
- phraseyour reading level
RAK ba-re-KHOV
- clause
RAK ba-re-KHOV al-ta-LAN
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI RAK ba-re-KHOV al-ta-LAN
Exegesis
The second raq {רַק | raq} ‘only’ introduces the prohibition in al-talan {אַל־תָּלַן | ʾal-tālan} ‘do not lodge’, followed by the locative barechov {בָּרְחוֹב | bāṟeḥōḇ} ‘in the street’, contrasting hospitality with protective warning.
Root and etymology
“broad place, open space”
In context — Judges 19:20
And the old man said, “Peace to you! Let all you lack lie upon me. But do not lodge in the street.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 19:20, so the Hebrew word בָּרְח֖וֹב (barekhov) 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.19.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.20.W10.S1) and character.