1 Chronicles 20:1:101 Chr.20.1.W10TAB
אֶת־חֵ֨יל
etkhel
“the force of”
- Transliteration
- et-KHEL
- Extended
- eht-KHEEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈħeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the force of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
et-KHEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA
- clause
va-ye-HI le-ET te-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA le-ET TSET ha-me-la-KHIM va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA va-yash-KHET et-E-rets be-NE-a-MON va-ya-VO va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA ve-da-VID yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI le-ET te-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA le-ET TSET ha-me-la-KHIM va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA va-yash-KHET et-E-rets be-NE-a-MON va-ya-VO va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA ve-da-VID yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LIM va-YAKH yo-AV et-ra-BA va-ye-HER-se-ha
Exegesis
The object marking with ʾeṯ {אֶת | ʾeṯ} repeatedly highlights the targets of attack (the army’s force, the land, Rabbah).
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:1
And it happened, at the time of the returning of the year, at the time of the going out of the kings, that Joab led the force of the army and devastated the land of the sons of Ammon. Then he came and besieged Rabbah . But David was staying in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 20:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֵ֨יל (etkhel) 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.20.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.1.W10.S1) and character.