Psalm 16:7:1Ps.16.7.W1TAB

אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ

avarekh

I will bless

Transliteration
a-va-REKH
Extended
a-va-REEKH
IPA
/ʔăvaˈreːx/

Meaning by language

English
I will bless

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֲ + בָ + רֵ֗ךְ
a + va + rekh
avarekh

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-va-REKH

  2. clause

    a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni

  3. sentence

    a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni AF-lei-LOT yis-se-RU-ni khil-yo-TAI

Exegesis

The verse begins with avarekh {אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ | ʾă-vā-rēḵ} ‘I will bless’, a first person Piel imperfect expressing deliberate praise toward yehowah {יְ֭הוָה | yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’.

Root and etymology

Rootbrk

to bless

In contextPsalm 16:7

I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; even at night my kidneys instruct me.

About this coordinate

Psalm 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 16:7, so the Hebrew word אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ (avarekh) 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 Ps.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.7.W1.S1) and character.