2 Kings 18:8:12 Kgs.18.8.W1TAB
הֽוּא־הִכָּ֧ה
huhika
“he struck”
- Transliteration
- HU-HI-kA
- Extended
- HOO-HIH-kAA
- IPA
- /huː.ˈhik.kaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he struck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HU-HI-kA
- phraseyour reading level
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM ad-a-ZA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha
- sentence
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM ad-a-ZA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha mim-mig-DAL no-tsE-RIM ad-IR miv-TSAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative pronoun hu {הֽוּא־ | hû} for emphasis, followed by the causative perfect hikkah {הִכָּ֧ה | hikkāh} in the Hifil stem indicating decisive action.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaph–heh
“to strike, defeat”
In context — 2 Kings 18:8
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower of the sentries as far as the fortified city .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:8, so the Hebrew word הֽוּא־הִכָּ֧ה (huhika) 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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.8.W1.S1) and character.