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

Result
וְ + הִ + כָּ֥ה
ve + hi + ka
vehika

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-hi-KA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM

  3. clause

    ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM ma-KA ge-do-LA

  4. 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 context1 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.