Deuteronomy 20:13:6Deut.20.13.W6TAB
אֶת־כָּל־זְכוּרָ֖הּ
etkolzekhurah
“all its males”
- Transliteration
- et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH
- Extended
- EET-KOHL-zeh-khu-RAAH
- IPA
- /ʔeːtˈkol.zəxuˈraːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- all its males
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH
- 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 direct object marker et-kol {אֶת־כָּל־ | ʾet-kol} governs zekhura {זְכוּרָ֖הּ | ze-khu-rāh} ‘all its males,’ a collective expression.
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 20:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 20:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־זְכוּרָ֖הּ (etkolzekhurah) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.13.W6.S1) and character.