Deuteronomy 20:13:7Deut.20.13.W7TAB
לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
lefikharev
“by the edge of the sword”
- Transliteration
- le-FI-KHA-rev
- Extended
- leh-FEE-KHAA-rev
- IPA
- /ləfiˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-FI-KHA-rev
- 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 idiomatic formula lefi-charev {לְפִי־חָֽרֶב | lə-p̄î-ḥā-reḇ} ‘by the edge of the sword’ denotes execution by lethal force. The translation shifts from VSO to SVO order to clarify human agency while preserving the legal and theological force of the command.
Root and etymology
ch-r-vchet–resh–vav
“sword, to lay waste”
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 20:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 20:13, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ (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.20.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.13.W7.S1) and character.