2 Samuel 17:21:162 Sam.17.21.W16TAB
כִּי־כָ֛כָה
kikhakha
“for thus”
- Transliteration
- ki-kha-KHA
- Extended
- kih-khaa-KHAA
- IPA
- /kiːxaːˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-kha-KHA
- clause
va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE lekh-TAM va-ya-a-LU me-hab-be-ER va-YEL-khu va-yag-GI-du lam-ME-lekh da-VID va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
Exegesis
The imperatives qûmû and wə-ʿivrû deliver urgent commands, and the conjunction kî-kāḵāh {כִּי־כָּכָה | kî-kāḵāh} ‘for thus’ links the orders to Ahithophel’s counsel, heightening the narrative tension.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:21
And it came to pass after they had gone that they came up from the well, went, and reported to King David. They said to David, “Arise and cross quickly over the water, for thus Ahithophel has given counsel against you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word כִּי־כָ֛כָה (kikhakha) 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.17.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.21.W16.S1) and character.