1 Kings 20:21:71 Kgs.20.21.W7TAB
וְהִכָּ֥ה
vehika
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- ve-hi-KA
- Extended
- veh-hih-KAA
- IPA
- /vəhiˈkːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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 | |
| 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
ve-hi-KA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM
- clause
ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM ma-KA ge-do-LA
- 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}.
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 20:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:21, so the Hebrew word וְהִכָּ֥ה (vehika) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.21.W7.S1) and character.