Deuteronomy 13:15:1Deut.13.15.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:16
הַכֵּה
hakeh
“you shall strike”
- Transliteration
- ha-KEH
- Extended
- hah-KEH
- IPA
- /haˈkeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall strike
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KEH
- sentence
ha-KEH ta-KEH ET-YO-shvei ha-IR ha-HU ha-HI le-FI-KHA-rev ha-kha-REM o-TAH ve-ET-KOL-a-SHER-VAH ve-ET-be-hem-TAH le-FI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The verse begins with the emphatic infinitive absolute followed by the imperfect, hakeh {הַכֵּה | ha-qēh} ‘infinitive absolute for emphasis’ and taqeh {תַכֶּה | ṭa-qēh} ‘Hiphil imperfect second person masculine singular’, intensifying the command.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:15
You must surely strike down the inhabitants of that city by the sword and utterly destroy the city by the ban , including all that is in it and its livestock.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 13:15, so the Hebrew word הַכֵּה (hakeh) 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 Deut.13.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.15.W1.S1) and character.