2 Chronicles 35:6:42 Chr.35.6.W4TAB
וְהָכִ֣ינוּ
vehakhinu
“and prepare”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-KHI-nu
- Extended
- veh-haa-KHEE-noo
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈxiːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and prepare
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-KHI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-KHI-nu la-a-khe-KHEM
- clause
ve-hit-kad-de-SHU ve-ha-KHI-nu la-a-khe-KHEM la-a-SOT kid-var-ye-ho-VAH be-yad-mo-SHE
- sentence
ve-sha-kha-TU ha-PA-sakh ve-hit-kad-de-SHU ve-ha-KHI-nu la-a-khe-KHEM la-a-SOT kid-var-ye-ho-VAH be-yad-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The verse begins with a chain of three imperatives: ve-shachatu {וְשַׁחֲטוּ | wə-šaḥaṭû} ‘slaughter’, ve-hitqaddəšû {וְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ | wə-hitqaddəšû} ‘sanctify yourselves’, and ve-hāḵînû {וְהָכִינוּ | wə-hāḵînû} ‘prepare’.
Root and etymology
כ־ו־ן
“to prepare”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:6
And you shall slaughter the Passover , sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brothers to do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 35:6, so the Hebrew word וְהָכִ֣ינוּ (vehakhinu) 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.35.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.6.W4.S1) and character.