1 Chronicles 17:13:71 Chr.17.13.W7TAB
וְחַסְדִּי֙
vekhasdi
“and my covenant loyalty”
- Transliteration
- ve-khas-DI
- Extended
- veh-khahs-DEE
- IPA
- /vəħasˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my covenant loyalty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-khas-DI
- clause
ve-khas-DI lo-a-SIR me-i-MO ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI me-a-SHER ha-YA le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
a-NI e-he-YE-LO le-AV ve-HU yi-he-YE-LI le-VEN ve-khas-DI lo-a-SIR me-i-MO ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI me-a-SHER ha-YA le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The negated clause begins with chasdi {וְחַסְדִּי | wə-ḥa-səddî} ‘my lovingkindness’ followed by the negative particle lo {לֹא־ | lō} and imperfect asir {אָסִיר | ʾā-sîr} ‘will remove,’ indicating unwavering covenantal commitment.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-dḥet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:13
I will be to him as a father, and he will be to me as a son. And my steadfast love I will not remove from him, just as I removed it from him who was before you.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 17:13, so the Hebrew word וְחַסְדִּי֙ (vekhasdi) 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 1 Chr.17.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.13.W7.S1) and character.