Numbers 24:9:8Num.24.9.W8TAB
בָר֔וּךְ
barukh
“are blessed”
- Transliteration
- ba-RUKH
- Extended
- baa-RUUKH
- IPA
- /vaˈruːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- are blessed
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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-RUKH
- phraseyour reading level
me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH
- clause
me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH ve-or-re-RE-kha a-RUR
- sentence
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI u-khe-la-VI MI ye-ki-ME-nu me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH ve-or-re-RE-kha a-RUR
Exegesis
The participial clauses mevarakhekha {מְבָרֲכֶיךָ | mə-vā-ră-ḵê-ḵā} ‘those who bless you’ and ve-orrekha {וְאֹרְרֶיךָ | wə-’ō-rre-ḵê-ḵā} ‘and those who curse you’ are followed by the Qal passive participles barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bārûḵ} ‘blessed’ and arur {אָרוּר | ’ārûr} ‘cursed’. This parallel blessing–curse structure frames the verse with covenantal assurance, emphasizing that blessing Israel brings favor while cursing Israel brings judgment.
Root and etymology
ברךB-R-K
“to bless, speak good”
In context — Numbers 24:9
He crouched and lay down like a lion, and like a lioness—who will rouse him? Those who bless you are blessed , and those who curse you are cursed .
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 24:9, so the Hebrew word בָר֔וּךְ (barukh) 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.24.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.9.W8.S1) and character.