2 Kings 13:17:162 Kgs.13.17.W16TAB
וְהִכִּיתָ֧
vehikeeta
“strike”
- Transliteration
- ve-hi-KEE-ta
- Extended
- veh-hih-KEE-tah
- IPA
- /wəhikˈkiːθaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strike
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hi-KEE-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM
- clause
va-yo-MER e-li-SHA ye-REH va-YOR va-yo-MER KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEts teh-shoo-AA va-a-RAM ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM ba-a-FEK ad-ka-LEH
- sentence
va-yo-MER pe-TAKH ha-kha-LON KED-ma va-yif-TAKH va-yo-MER e-li-SHA ye-REH va-YOR va-yo-MER KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEts teh-shoo-AA va-a-RAM ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM ba-a-FEK ad-ka-LEH
Exegesis
The climactic ve-hikita {וְהִכִּיתָ | wə·hi·kī·tā} “and you will strike,” reinforced by the Piel infinitive absolute ad-kaleh {עַד־כַּלֵּה | ʿad·qal·lēh} “until it is complete,” underscores assured, total destruction. This structure preserves Hebrew immediacy while maintaining clarity in English.
In context — 2 Kings 13:17
And he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. Then he said, “The LORD’s arrow of deliverance, even an arrow of deliverance against Aram. You will strike Aram at Aphek until you have made an end of them.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Kings 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְהִכִּיתָ֧ (vehikeeta) 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 Kgs.13.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.17.W16.S1) and character.