2 Samuel 20:23:82 Sam.20.23.W8TAB
הַכְּרֵתִ֖י
hakhereti
“the Cherethite”
- Transliteration
- ha-khe-re-TI
- Extended
- hah-kheh-reh-TEE
- IPA
- /hakːrɛːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Cherethite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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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Word in context
- word
ha-khe-re-TI
- phraseyour reading level
al-ha-khi ha-khe-re-TI
- clause
u-ve-na-YA ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khi ha-khe-re-TI ve-al-ha-pe-le-TI
- sentence
ve-yo-AV EL kal-ha-tsa-VA yis-ra-EL u-ve-na-YA ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khi ha-khe-re-TI ve-al-ha-pe-le-TI
Exegesis
The paired prepositional phrases al-ha-kereti ve-al-ha-peleti {עַל־הַכְּרֵתִי וְעַל־הַפְּלֵתִי | ʿal-hă-kĕ-rê-ṯî wə-ʿal-hā-p̄lê-ṯî} specify the military units under his charge. The definite article ha- marks these groups as distinct elite corps. Hebrew order and coordination are retained to reflect formal hierarchy and command structure.
Root and etymology
כ־ר־ת
“to cut; select”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:23
And Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and over the Pelethites.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word הַכְּרֵתִ֖י (hakhereti) 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.20.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.23.W8.S1) and character.