1 Kings 14:27:71 Kgs.14.27.W7TAB
וְהִפְקִ֗יד
vehifkid
“and he appointed or entrusted”
- Transliteration
- ve-hif-KID
- Extended
- veh-hihf-KEED
- IPA
- /və.hifˈqiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he appointed or entrusted
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hif-KID
- clause
ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am takh-TAM ma-gin-NE ne-KHO-shet ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The coordinate vav + Hiphil imperfect wə-hifqîḏ {וְהִפְקִ֗יד | wə-hifqîḏ} ‘and he entrusted’ shifts to administrative action.
In context — 1 Kings 14:27
And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and appointed them under the authority of the officers of the runners, the guards at the entrance of the king’s house .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 14:27, so the Hebrew word וְהִפְקִ֗יד (vehifkid) 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.14.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.27.W7.S1) and character.