1 Samuel 14:14:111 Sam.14.14.W11TAB
כְּבַחֲצִ֥י
kevakhatsi
“as about half of”
- Transliteration
- ke-va-kha-TSI
- Extended
- keh-vah-khah-TSEE
- IPA
- /kəvaħăˈtsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as about half of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ke-va-kha-TSI
- phraseyour reading level
ke-va-kha-TSI ma-a-NA
- clause
ke-va-kha-TSI ma-a-NA TSE-med sa-DE
- sentence
vat-te-HI ham-ma-KA ha-ri-sho-NA a-SHER hik-KA yo-na-TAN ve-no-SE khe-LAV ke-es-RIM ISH ke-va-kha-TSI ma-a-NA TSE-med sa-DE
Exegesis
The phrase kə-va-ḥă-ṣî ma-ʿă-nāh ṣē-meḏ šā-deh {כְּבַחֲצִי מַעֲנָה צֶמֶד שָׂדֶה | kə-va-ḥă-ṣî ma-ʿă-nāh ṣē-meḏ šā-deh} ‘about half a furrow of a field yoke’ employs nested constructs to specify an agricultural measurement. English renders the Hebrew order of action, agent, and measurement into a cohesive narrative sequence.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:14
And the first blow that Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck fell upon about twenty men within about half a furrow of field.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:14, so the Hebrew word כְּבַחֲצִ֥י (kevakhatsi) 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 Sam.14.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.14.W11.S1) and character.