1 Chronicles 18:9:61 Chr.18.9.W6TAB
הִכָּ֣ה
hika
“he struck or defeated”
- Transliteration
- hi-KA
- Extended
- hih-KAA
- IPA
- /hikˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he struck or defeated
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 da-VID
- clause
KI hi-KA da-VID et-KAL-KHEIL ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA
- sentence
va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT KI hi-KA da-VID et-KAL-KHEIL ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA
Exegesis
Inside, the Qal perfect hikkah {הִכָּה | hikkāh} ‘he struck’ marks the completed action by dāvid {דָוִד | dāwîḏ}.
Root and etymology
nun–kaph–hehnun–kaph–heh
“to strike”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:9
And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 18:9, so the Hebrew word הִכָּ֣ה (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.18.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.9.W6.S1) and character.