1 Kings 13:33:141 Kgs.13.33.W14TAB
הֶֽחָפֵץ֙
hekhafets
“whoever wishes”
- Transliteration
- he-kha-FETS
- Extended
- heh-khaa-FEHTS
- IPA
- /hɛħaːˈfets/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever wishes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-kha-FETS
- clause
va-ya-SHAV va-ya-AS mik-TSOT ha-AM ko-ha-NE va-MOT he-kha-FETS ye-mal-LEH et-ya-DO vi-ye-HI ko-ha-NE va-MOT
- sentence
a-KHAR ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH lo-SHAV ya-rav-AHM mi-dar-KO ha-ra-AH va-ya-SHAV va-ya-AS mik-TSOT ha-AM ko-ha-NE va-MOT he-kha-FETS ye-mal-LEH et-ya-DO vi-ye-HI ko-ha-NE va-MOT
Exegesis
The participle hechafets {הֶחָפֵץ | he-ḥā-peṣ} with Piel imperfect yemalle {יְמַלֵּא | ye-mal-lēʾ} in the consecration formula etyado {אֶת־יָדֹו | ʾet yā-dōw} explains the ordination.
In context — 1 Kings 13:33
After this event Jeroboam did not turn back from his evil way, but again made priests from the lowest ranks of the people for the high places ; whoever desired it he filled his hand and became a priest of the high places.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:33:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 13:33, so the Hebrew word הֶֽחָפֵץ֙ (hekhafets) 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 Kgs.13.33.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.33.W14.S1) and character.