1 Samuel 14:15:71 Sam.14.15.W7TAB

וְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית

vehammashikhit

and the raiding party

Transliteration
ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT
Extended
veh-hah-mmah-shih-KHEE T
IPA
/vəham.maʃˈħiːt/

Meaning by language

English
and the raiding party

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הַ + מַּ + שְׁ + חִ֔ית
ve + ha + mma + shi + khit
vehammashikhit

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
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT

  2. clause

    va-te-HI kha-ra-DA va-ma-kha-NE va-sa-DE u-ve-KHOL-ha-AM ha-mma-TSAV ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT khar-DU gam-HE-ma

  3. sentence

    va-te-HI kha-ra-DA va-ma-kha-NE va-sa-DE u-ve-KHOL-ha-AM ha-mma-TSAV ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT khar-DU gam-HE-ma va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets va-te-HI le-kher-DAT e-lo-HIM

Exegesis

The coordinated subjects hamatzav {הַמַּצָּב֙ | ham-maṣ-ṣāv} ‘the outpost’ and vehammashchit {וְהַמַּשְׁחִית | wə-hammash-ḥît} ‘and the raiders’ then undergo chardeu {חָרְדוּ֖ | ḥār-ḏū} ‘they trembled’, with gamhemmah {גַּם־הֵ֑מָּה | gam-hem-māh} ‘also they’ indicating inclusion.

Root and etymology

š-ḥ-t

to destroy

In context1 Samuel 14:15

And panic came upon the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The outpost and the raiders trembled as well; the earth shook, and it became a panic from God .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית (vehammashikhit) 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.14.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.15.W7.S1) and character.