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
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.