Exodus 13:14:9Exod.13.14.W9TAB
בְּחֹ֣זֶק
bekhozek
“with strength of”
- Transliteration
- be-KHO-zek
- Extended
- beh-KHOH-zehk
- IPA
- /bəˈħoː.zɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- with strength of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
be-KHO-zek
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHO-zek YAD
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu ye-ho-VAH mim-mits-RA-yim mi-BEIT a-va-DIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-yish-al-KHA vin-KHA ma-KHAR leh-MOR mah-ZOT ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu ye-ho-VAH mim-mits-RA-yim mi-BEIT a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The idiom be-chozek yad {בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֗ד | bə-ḥō-zeq yād} ‘with strength of hand’ underscores divine power.
Root and etymology
ch-z-qcheth–zayin–qoph
“strength”
In context — Exodus 13:14
And it shall be, when your son asks you tomorrow, saying “What is this?”, that you shall say to him, “With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of slaves.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 13:14, so the Hebrew word בְּחֹ֣זֶק (bekhozek) 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 Exod.13.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.14.W9.S1) and character.