Deuteronomy 18:21:4Deut.18.21.W4TAB
אֵיכָה֙
eikha
“how”
- Transliteration
- ei-KHA
- Extended
- ei-KHAH
- IPA
- /ʔeiˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ei-KHA
- clause
ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The interrogative eikhah {אֵיכָה | ʾê·ḵāh} frames the question, followed by nedaʿ {נֵדַע | nê·ḏāʿ} ‘will we know,’ implying collective discernment.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:21
And when you say in your heart, “How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 18:21, so the Hebrew word אֵיכָה֙ (eikha) 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.18.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.21.W4.S1) and character.