2 Kings 18:24:12 Kgs.18.24.W1TAB
וְאֵ֣יךְ
veekh
“and how”
- Transliteration
- ve-EKH
- Extended
- veh-EEKH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and how
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EKH ta-SHIV
- clause
ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM
- sentence
ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM va-tiv-TAKH le-KHA al-MI-tsra-yim le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction and interrogative adverb ve’eikh {וְאֵ֣יךְ | wə-ʾêyk} “and how,” setting up a rhetorical challenge that questions the feasibility of the action.
In context — 2 Kings 18:24
And how can you repel even one captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:24, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֣יךְ (veekh) 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.18.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.24.W1.S1) and character.