Deuteronomy 13:15:7Deut.13.15.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:16
לְפִי־חָרֶב
lefikharev
“with the edge of the sword”
- Transliteration
- le-FI-KHA-rev
- Extended
- leh-FEE-KHAH-rehv
- IPA
- /ləfiːˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the edge of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
le-FI-KHA-rev
- 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 construct lefi-kharev {לְפִי־חָרֶב | lə-pî-ḥā-rev} marks the instrument of execution.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-b
“sword”
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 13:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 13:15, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חָרֶב (lefikharev) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.15.W7.S1) and character.