2 Samuel 22:43:12 Sam.22.43.W1TAB

וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם

veeshkhakem

and I will grind them

Transliteration
ve-e-shkha-KEM
Extended
veh-eh-shkhah-KEEM
IPA
/vəʔɛʃ.ħaːˈqeːm/

Meaning by language

English
and I will grind them

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + אֶ + שְׁחָ + קֵ֖ם
ve + e + shkha + kem
veeshkhakem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-e-shkha-KEM

  2. clause

    ve-e-shkha-KEM ka-a-FAR-A-rets

  3. sentence

    ve-e-shkha-KEM ka-a-FAR-A-rets ke-TIT-khu-TSOT a-dik-KEM e-re-ka-EM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the consecutive vav plus Piel imperfect ve’eshchakem {וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם | və-’eš-ḥā-qēm} ‘I crushed them’, establishing a strong opening action.

Root and etymology

’-š

fire

In context2 Samuel 22:43

And I crushed them like the dust of the earth; like the mud of the streets I pounded them, trampled them, and spread them out.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 22:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:43, so the Hebrew word וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם (veeshkhakem) 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.22.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.43.W1.S1) and character.