Nahum 2:4:8Nah.2.4.W8TABWLC Nahum 2:5
כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים
kabberakim
“like the lightnings”
- Transliteration
- kab-be-ra-KIM
- Extended
- kahb-beh-rah-KEEM
- IPA
- /kab.bəraˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the lightnings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kab-be-ra-KIM
- clause
mar-e-E-hen kal-la-pi-DIM kab-be-ra-KIM ye-ro-TSE-tsu
- sentence
ba-KHU-tsot yit-he-LO-lu ha-RE-khev yish-tak-she-KUN ba-re-KHO-vot mar-e-E-hen kal-la-pi-DIM kab-be-ra-KIM ye-ro-TSE-tsu
Exegesis
The focus then shifts to visual description with the construct noun mareihen {מַרְאֵיהֶן | mar-ʾê-hen} ‘their appearance,’ followed by two prepositional similes using kallapidim {כַּלַּפִידִם | kal-la-pi-dim} ‘like torches’ and kabberaqim {כַּבְּרָקִים | ka-bə-ra-qim} ‘like lightning.’
Root and etymology
b-r-qbet–resh–qof
“to flash”
In context — Nahum 2:4
In the streets the chariots rush wildly; they jostle one another in the open squares . Their appearance is like torches, and they dart like lightning.
About this coordinate
Nahum 2:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Nahum 2:4, so the Hebrew word כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים (kabberakim) 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 Nah.2.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Nah.2.4.W8.S1) and character.