2 Samuel 21:18:82 Sam.21.18.W8TAB
הִכָּ֗ה
hika
“he struck”
- Transliteration
- hi-KA
- Extended
- hih-KAA
- IPA
- /hikˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he struck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-KA
- phraseyour reading level
AZ hi-KA
- clause
AZ hi-KA sib-be-KHAI ha-khu-sha-TI et-SAF a-SHER bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA be-GOV im-pe-li-SHET-tim AZ hi-KA sib-be-KHAI ha-khu-sha-TI et-SAF a-SHER bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
Exegesis
Hikkāh {הִכָּה} as a Hifil form expresses causative action. English structure divides the narrative into two sentences to mirror the Hebrew sequential clauses while clarifying proper noun relationships.
Root and etymology
n-k-h
“to strike, smite”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:18
And it happened after this that there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was among the descendants of Rapha .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 21:18, so the Hebrew word הִכָּ֗ה (hika) 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.21.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.18.W8.S1) and character.