Leviticus 26:41:4Lev.26.41.W4TAB
בְּקֶ֔רִי
bekeri
“in hostility”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-ri
- Extended
- beh-KEH-ree
- IPA
- /bəˈkɛ.riː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in hostility
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-KE-ri
- clause
af-a-NEE e-LEKH im-MAM be-KE-ri ve-he-ve-TI o-TAM be-E-rets oy-ve-HEM
- sentence
af-a-NEE e-LEKH im-MAM be-KE-ri ve-he-ve-TI o-TAM be-E-rets oy-ve-HEM o-AZ yi-ka-NA le-va-VAM he-a-REL ve-AZ yir-TSU et-a-vo-NAM
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect elekh {אֵלֵ֤ךְ | ʾê-lêḵ} ‘will walk’ with im-mam {עִמָּם֙ | ʿim-mām} ‘with them’ indicates ongoing accompaniment, while the prepositional phrase be-keri {בְּקֶ֔רִי | bə-qê-rî} ‘in hostility’ introduces an adversarial relationship.
Root and etymology
q-r-yqof–resh–yod
“opposition, hostility”
In context — Leviticus 26:41
Also, I will walk with them in hostility , and I will bring them into the land of their enemies; then their uncircumcised heart will be humbled, and then they will make amends for their iniquity.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 26:41:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 26:41, so the Hebrew word בְּקֶ֔רִי (bekeri) 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.26.41.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.26.41.W4.S1) and character.