Proverbs 5:18:2Prov.5.18.W2TAB
בָר֑וּךְ
barukh
“blessed”
- Transliteration
- ba-RUKH
- Extended
- baa-RUUKH
- IPA
- /baˈruːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
ye-HI-me-KOR-kha ba-RUKH
- sentence
ye-HI-me-KOR-kha ba-RUKH u-se-MAKH me-E-shet ne-u-RE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the jussive yehi {יְהִי | yĕ-hî} ‘let it be’, followed by the passive participle barukh {בָרוּךְ | bārûḵ} ‘blessed’, forming a blessing clause.
Root and etymology
Rootb-r-k
“to bless, be blessed”
In context — Proverbs 5:18
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:18, so the Hebrew word בָר֑וּךְ (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 Prov.5.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.18.W2.S1) and character.