Psalm 18:14:4Ps.18.14.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:15
וּבְרָקִ֥ים
uvrakim
“and lightnings”
- Transliteration
- uv-ra-KIM
- Extended
- oov-vra-KIIM
- IPA
- /uvrɔˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and lightnings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
uv-ra-KIM
- clause
uv-ra-KIM RAV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH khit-TSAI-v va-ye-fi-TSEM uv-ra-KIM RAV
Exegesis
The coordinated nouns uverakim {וּבְרָקִים | u-ḇə-rā-qîm} ‘lightnings’ and rav {רָב | rāḇ} ‘many’ form a compound expression that heightens the imagery of overwhelming force.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–resh–qof
“flash, lightning”
In context — Psalm 18:14
And He sent out His arrows and scattered them; He hurled many lightnings and confounded them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:14, so the Hebrew word וּבְרָקִ֥ים (uvrakim) 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.18.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.14.W4.S1) and character.