2 Samuel 18:8:132 Sam.18.8.W13TAB
הַחֶ֣רֶב
hakherev
“the sword”
- Transliteration
- ha-KHE-rev
- Extended
- hah-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /haˈħɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KHE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
ha-KHE-rev bay-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
vat-te-HI-SHAM ham-mil-kha-MA ne-fu-TSAT na-FO-tset al-pe-NE KAL-ha-A-rets va-ye-REV hay-YA-ar le-e-KHOL ba-AM me-a-SHER a-khe-LA ha-KHE-rev bay-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
In the comparative clause me-asher akhlah ha-cherev {מֵאֲשֶׁר אָכְלָה הַחֶרֶב | mē·’a·šer ’ā·ḵläh hā·ḥe·reḇ} ‘more than the sword consumed,’ the Qal perfect highlights completed action, preserving the contrast.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:8
And the battle was scattered there and dispersed across the face of the whole land, and the forest consumed more people than the sword did on that day.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 18:8, so the Hebrew word הַחֶ֣רֶב (hakherev) 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.18.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.8.W13.S1) and character.