וְכִיד֥וֹן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְכִיד֥וֹן

   ve-khi-DON

   and a javelin or spear
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת

   ve-khi-DON ne-KHO-shet

   and a javelin or spear bronze
3. clause🔊 וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו׃

   ve-khi-DON ne-KHO-shet BEN ke-te-FAV

   and a javelin or spear bronze between his shoulders
4. sentence🔊 וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו׃

   u-mits-KHAT ne-KHO-shet al-rag-LAV ve-khi-DON ne-KHO-shet BEN ke-te-FAV

   and a bronze-plate or greave bronze upon his feet or legs and a javelin or spear bronze between his shoulders

Exegesis

The conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} then links the second construct chain kiḏōn neḥōšet {כִיד֥וֹן נְחֹשֶׁת | ki-dōn ne-ḥō-shet} 'javelin of bronze', followed by the locative phrase bēn-ketēp̄āw {בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו | bēn-ke-tē-p̄āw} 'between his shoulders'. This parallel structure foregrounds Goliath’s armament by coordinating two noun phrases with precise locative modifiers.

Root and etymology

כ־י־ד🔊 k-y-d

“javelin”

• 🔊 כִידֹוןki-dōndartJob 41:20