2 Samuel 20:7:52 Sam.20.7.W5TAB
וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י
vehakkhereti
“and the Cherethite”
- Transliteration
- ve-hak-khe-re-TI
- Extended
- veh-hahk-kheh-reh-TEE
- IPA
- /vəhak.kʰəreːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hak-khe-re-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hak-khe-re-TI ve-hap-pe-le-TI
- clause
va-ye-tsU a-kha-RAIV an-she yo-AV ve-hak-khe-re-TI ve-hap-pe-le-TI ve-khol-ha-gib-bo-RIM
- sentence
va-ye-tsU a-kha-RAIV an-she yo-AV ve-hak-khe-re-TI ve-hap-pe-le-TI ve-khol-ha-gib-bo-RIM va-ye-tsU mi-ru-sha-LA-im lir-DOF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bikh-RI
Root and etymology
כ־ר־ת
“to cut; select”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:7
Joab’s men, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, with all the mighty men , went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 20:7, so the Hebrew word וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י (vehakkhereti) 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.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.7.W5.S1) and character.