2 Chronicles 14:15:32 Chr.14.15.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:14
הִכּ֣וּ
hiku
“they struck”
- Transliteration
- hi-KU
- Extended
- hih-KOO
- IPA
- /hikˈkuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they struck
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hi-KU
- phraseyour reading level
hi-KU va-yish-BU TSON la-ROV
- sentence
ve-GAM-a-ho-LE mik-ne hi-KU va-yish-BU TSON la-ROV u-gma-LIM va-ya-SHU-VU ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verb hiku {הִכּוּ | hik-kû} (Hiphil perfect) denotes a completed, forceful strike.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:15
And they struck down the tents of livestock, seized sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 14:15, so the Hebrew word הִכּ֣וּ (hiku) 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 2 Chr.14.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.15.W3.S1) and character.