Numbers 24:10:13Num.24.10.W13TAB
בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ
berakhta
“you have blessed”
- Transliteration
- be-rakh-TA
- Extended
- beh-RAHKH-tah
- IPA
- /beːraχˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have blessed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-rakh-TA
- phraseyour reading level
be-rakh-TA va-REKH
- clause
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
- sentence
va-yi-KHAR-AF ba-LAK el-bil-AM va-yis-POK et-ka-PAV va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
Exegesis
The use of the infinitive construct laqov {לָקֹ֤ב | lā-qōv} ‘to curse’ indicates purpose, subsequently overturned by berakhta {בֵּרַכְתָּ | bē-raḵ-tā} plus the infinitive absolute barekh {בָרֵ֔ךְ | bā-rēḵ} for emphatic repetition.
In context — Numbers 24:10
Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them—blessing them—these three times.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 24:10, so the Hebrew word בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ (berakhta) 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.24.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.10.W13.S1) and character.