Deuteronomy 20:13:5Deut.20.13.W5TAB

וְהִכִּיתָ֥

vehikita

“and you shall strike”

Transliteration: ve-hi-KI-ta
Extended: veh-khi-KEE-tah
IPA: /vəhiˈkiːta/

Meaning by language

English: and you shall strike

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + הִ + כִּי + תָ֥

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ve + hi + ki + ta

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vehikita

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'

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The word

Word in context

word
ve-hi-KI-ta
phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KI-ta et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH
clause
ve-hi-KI-ta et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH le-FI-KHA-rev
sentence
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha ve-hi-KI-ta et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH le-FI-KHA-rev

Exegesis

The verb vehikita {וְהִכִּיתָ֥ | wə-hik-ki-tā} ‘and you shall strike’ in the Hifil perfect expresses causative military action.

In context — Deuteronomy 20:13

When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike every male in it by the edge of the sword .

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 20:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 20:13, so the Hebrew word וְהִכִּיתָ֥ (vehikita) 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.20.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.13.W5.S1) and character.

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