Judges 21:2:12Judg.21.2.W12TAB
בְּכִ֥י
bekhi
“weeping”
- Transliteration
- be-KHI
- Extended
- beh-KHEE
- IPA
- /bəˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- weeping
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHI ga-DOL
- clause
va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU be-KHI ga-DOL
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU be-KHI ga-DOL
Exegesis
The verbs wayyisʾû {וַיִּשְׂאוּ | wayyisʾû} ‘and they lifted’ and wayyibkû {וַיִּבְכּוּ | wayyibkû} ‘and they wept’ culminate in the construct noun phrase bəkî gāḏôl {בְּכִי גָּדוֹל | bəkî gāḏôl} ‘weeping great’, where the adjective gāḏôl intensifies communal lament. The English rendering preserves this temporal progression and the emotional intensity of the Hebrew.
Root and etymology
ב־כ־י
“weeping, lamentation”
In context — Judges 21:2
And the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God , lifted their voice , and wept with great grief.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 21:2, so the Hebrew word בְּכִ֥י (bekhi) 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.21.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.2.W12.S1) and character.