Numbers 23:20:2Num.23.20.W2TAB
בָרֵ֖ךְ
barekh
“to bless”
- Transliteration
- ba-REKH
- Extended
- baa-REKH
- IPA
- /baːˈreχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to bless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
ba-REKH
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NEH ba-REKH
- clause
hi-NEH ba-REKH la-KAKH-ti
- sentence
hi-NEH ba-REKH la-KAKH-ti u-ve-REKH ve-LO a-shi-VE-na
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive absolute barekh {בָרֵ֖ךְ | ba-rē-ḵ} intensifies the action expressed by the Qal perfect laqakhti {לָקָ֑חْתִּי | lā-qā-ḥtî} ‘I have taken’, forming an emphatic verbal aspect pattern.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-resh-kaph
“to bless”
In context — Numbers 23:20
Behold, I have received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot turn it back .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 23:20, so the Hebrew word בָרֵ֖ךְ (barekh) 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 Num.23.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.20.W2.S1) and character.