Numbers 24:10:14Num.24.10.W14TAB
בָרֵ֔ךְ
varekh
“blessing”
- Transliteration
- va-REKH
- Extended
- vaa-REHKH
- IPA
- /vaːˈreχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessing
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
va-REKH
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-resh-kaf
“to bless”
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 24:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 24:10, so the Hebrew word בָרֵ֔ךְ (varekh) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.10.W14.S1) and character.