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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Result
הִ + כּ֣וּ
hi + ku
hiku

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    hi-KU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hi-KU va-yish-BU TSON la-ROV

  3. 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 context2 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.