Judges 19:20:6Judg.19.20.W6TAB
רַ֥ק
rak
“only”
- Transliteration
- RAK
- Extended
- RAHK
- IPA
- /ˈraq/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAK
- phraseyour reading level
RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI
- 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.
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 19:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 19:20, so the Hebrew word רַ֥ק (rak) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.20.W6.S1) and character.