2 Samuel 15:18:42 Sam.15.18.W4TAB
וְכָל־הַכְּרֵתִ֖י
vekholhakreti
“and all the Cherethite”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-hah-kreh-TEE
- IPA
- /wəχɔl.hak.kəreːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the Cherethite
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI
- clause
ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV o-ve-RIM al-ya-DO ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI ve-KHOL-ha-ple-TI
- sentence
ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV o-ve-RIM al-ya-DO ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI ve-KHOL-ha-ple-TI ve-KHOL-ha-git-TIM SHESH-me-OT ISH a-sher-ba-U ve-rag-LO mig-GAT o-ve-RIM al-pe-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ve-khol {וְכָל־ | wə-kol}, introducing an exhaustive listing.
A trifold enumeration of ethnic groups—ha-kereti {הַכְּרֵתִ֖י | ha-kə-rê-tî}, ha-peleti {הַפְּלֵתִ֑י | ha-pə-lê-tî}, ha-gittim {הַגִּתִּ֞ים | ha-gi-ttîm}—each introduced by ve-khol underscores distinct contingents.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:18
And all his servants were passing by his side, and all the Kerethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came on foot from Gath, were passing before the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:18, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הַכְּרֵתִ֖י (vekholhakreti) 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 Sam.15.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.18.W4.S1) and character.