1 Samuel 17:35:81 Sam.17.35.W8TAB
וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙
vehekhezakti
“and I seized”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti
- Extended
- veh-heh-kheh-ZAHK-tih
- IPA
- /vәhɛħĕzaqˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I seized
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti
- clause
va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
- 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 following hifil perfect wehechezaqti {וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי | wə-he-ḥe-zaq-tî} ‘and I seized’ with bizqano {בִּזְקָנוֹ | bi-zqān-o} ‘by his beard’ sets up the final actions.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qchet–zayin–qof
“to grasp, be strong”
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 17:35:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 17:35, so the Hebrew word וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ (vehekhezakti) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.35.W8.S1) and character.