1 Kings 20:21:61 Kgs.20.21.W6TAB
וְאֶת־הָרָ֑כֶב
veetharakhev
“and the chariot”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV
- Extended
- veh-eht-haa-rah-KHEHV
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.haː.raːˈxɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the chariot
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV
- clause
va-ye-TSE ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-ha-SUS ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-ha-SUS ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM ma-KA ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The Hiphil verbs vayakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | way·yakḥ} and vehikkah {וְהִכָּ֥ה | wə·hi·kāh} also occur in vav-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, each governing objects marked by the accusative particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet}.
Root and etymology
r-k-bresh–kaph–bet
“to ride”
In context — 1 Kings 20:21
Then the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and the chariots, and he inflicted a great blow upon Aram .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:21, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָרָ֑כֶב (veetharakhev) 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.20.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.21.W6.S1) and character.