1 Chronicles 18:12:31 Chr.18.12.W3TAB
הִכָּ֤ה
hika
“struck or killed”
- Transliteration
- hi-KA
- Extended
- hih-KAA
- IPA
- /hikˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- struck or killed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hi-KA
- phraseyour reading level
hi-KA et-e-DOM
- sentence
ve-av-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA hi-KA et-e-DOM be-GE ha-ME-lakh she-mo-NA a-SAR A-lef
Exegesis
The main verb hikkah {הִכָּ֤ה | hiqqāh} is Hiphil perfect, presenting the action as a completed, forceful military blow.
Root and etymology
nun–kaph–hehnun–kaph–heh
“to strike”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:12
And Abshai struck down Edom in the Valley of Salt , eighteen thousand.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word הִכָּ֤ה (hika) 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.18.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.12.W3.S1) and character.