1 Samuel 17:35:31 Sam.17.35.W3TAB
וְהִכִּתִ֖יו
vehikkitiv
“and I struck him”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-KI-tiV
- Extended
- veh-hik-KIH-tiiv
- IPA
- /vәhikːiːˈtiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I struck him
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hik-KI-tiV
- clause
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV ve-hik-KI-tiV ve-hits-TAL-ti mi-PIV
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV ve-hik-KI-tiV ve-hits-TAL-ti mi-PIV va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
Exegesis
The coordinated hifil perfects vehikkitiv {וְהִכִּתִ֖יו | wə-ḥik-kî-tîw} ‘and I struck him’ and vehitsalti {וְהִצַּ֣לְתִּי | wə-ḥiṣ-ṣal-tî} ‘and I rescued’, the latter marked for source by mipiv {מִפִּיו | mi-ppi-w}, intensify the narrative.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:35
I went out in pursuit, struck it, and pulled it free from its jaws. When it rose against me, I grasped its beard , struck it, and killed it.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:35, so the Hebrew word וְהִכִּתִ֖יו (vehikkitiv) 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.17.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.35.W3.S1) and character.