Deuteronomy 20:4:8Deut.20.4.W8TAB
עִם־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם
imoyvekhem
“against your enemies”
- Transliteration
- im-oy-ve-KHEM
- Extended
- eem-oy-veh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ʕim.ʔojveˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against your enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-oy-ve-KHEM
- clause
le-hil-la-KHEM la-KHEM im-oy-ve-KHEM le-ho-shi-A et-KHEM
- sentence
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ha-ho-LEKH im-ma-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM la-KHEM im-oy-ve-KHEM le-ho-shi-A et-KHEM
Root and etymology
ʿ-mʿ-m
“people, nation”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God is the One who goes with you, to fight on your behalf against your enemies, to save you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 20:4, so the Hebrew word עִם־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם (imoyvekhem) 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.20.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.4.W8.S1) and character.