Proverbs 5:18:2Prov.5.18.W2TAB

בָר֑וּךְ

barukh

blessed

Transliteration
ba-RUKH
Extended
baa-RUUKH
IPA
/baˈruːx/

Meaning by language

English
blessed

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Result
בָ + ר֑וּךְ
ba + rukh
barukh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-RUKH

  2. clause

    ye-HI-me-KOR-kha ba-RUKH

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.