1 Samuel 17:27:111 Sam.17.27.W11TAB
יַכֶּֽנּוּ׃
yakenu
“will strike him”
- Transliteration
- ya-KE-nu
- Extended
- yah-KEH-noo
- IPA
- /jakˈkɛn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will strike him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ya-KE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ya-KE-nu
- clause
KO ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE-nu
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO ha-AM ka-da-VAR ha-ZE le-MOR KO ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE-nu
Exegesis
The relative clause la’ish asher yakkenu {לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יַכֶּנּוּ | lāʾîš ʾăšer yakkēnû} specifies the beneficiary as the one whose Hifil action of striking secures the reward. The English renderings preserve the Hebrew conditional-reward structure and emphasize the force of the promise.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaf–he
“to strike”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:27
The people answered him, “By that declaration , it shall be done to the man who strikes him down .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 17:27, so the Hebrew word יַכֶּֽנּוּ׃ (yakenu) 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.17.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.27.W11.S1) and character.