Leviticus 25:46:16Lev.25.46.W16TAB
בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃
befarekh
“ruthlessly”
- Transliteration
- be-FA-rekh
- Extended
- beh-FAA-rekh
- IPA
- /bəˈfaːrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- ruthlessly
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-FA-rekh
- clause
u-ve-a-KHE-khem be-NEE-YIS-ra-EL ISH be-a-KHI-v LO-tir-DEH VO be-FA-rekh
- sentence
ve-hit-na-khal-TEM o-TAM liv-ne-KHEM a-kha-RE-khem la-RE-shet a-khoo-ZAH le-o-LAM ba-HEM ta-a-vo-DU u-ve-a-KHE-khem be-NEE-YIS-ra-EL ISH be-a-KHI-v LO-tir-DEH VO be-FA-rekh
Exegesis
The negative imperfect lotirdeh {לֹא־תִרְדֶּה | lō-tir-deh} ‘you shall not rule’ plus the phrase vo befarekh {בּוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ | bō bə-pā-rekh} ‘in harshness’ expresses a categorical ban on oppressive authority. The parallel structure underscores the distinction between perpetual servitude of outsiders and fraternal restraint among Israelites.
Root and etymology
p-r-khpeh-resh-chet
“to break, crush”
In context — Leviticus 25:46
And you shall give them as an inheritance to your children after you, making them a permanent possession, and you shall set them to work; but with your fellow Israelites you shall not rule over any one with harshness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:46:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 25:46, so the Hebrew word בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ (befarekh) 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 Lev.25.46.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.46.W16.S1) and character.