1 Samuel 17:25:141 Sam.17.25.W14TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֜נּוּ
asheryakenu
“who strikes him”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-ya-KE-nu
- Extended
- ah-shehr-yah-KEH-nnoo
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛr.jakːɛˈnːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who strikes him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-ya-KE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL har-re-i-TEM ha-ISH ha-O-le ha-ZE KI le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL O-LE ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
In the reward clause, parallel imperfect verbs yakkēnnû {יַכֶּנּוּ | yakkēnnû} ‘strikes him’, yaʿšərēnnû {יַעְשְׁרֶנּוּ | yaʿšərēnnû} ‘will enrich him’, yitten-lō {יִתֶּן־ל֔וֹ | yitten-lō} ‘will give to him’, and yaʿăśēh {יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | yaʿăśēh} ‘will make’ structure the promise.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaf–he
“to strike”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:25
An Israelite said, “Do you see this man who comes forward? He comes to taunt Israel. The man who strikes him down will be granted by the king abundant riches, receive his daughter as wife, and have his father’s house freed in Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:25:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 17:25, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֜נּוּ (asheryakenu) 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.17.25.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.25.W14.S1) and character.