1 Kings 20:36:111 Kgs.20.36.W11TAB
וְהִכְּךָ֖
vehikkhekha
“and it will strike you”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-KHE-kha
- Extended
- veh-hihk-KHEH-khah
- IPA
- /və.hikˈkɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will strike you
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hik-KHE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE va-YE-lekh me-ET-slo va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE va-ya-KE-hu
Exegesis
Vehikkakha {וְהִכְּךָ | wə-ḥik-kā-khā} uses the Hifil imperfect for a causative prediction of judgment.
In context — 1 Kings 20:36
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD , behold, as you depart from me the lion will strike you.” Then he went away from beside him, and the lion found him and struck him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:36:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 20:36, so the Hebrew word וְהִכְּךָ֖ (vehikkhekha) 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.20.36.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.36.W11.S1) and character.