Exodus 13:9:15Exod.13.9.W15TAB
חֲזָקָ֔ה
khazaka
“strong”
- Transliteration
- kha-za-KA
- Extended
- khah-zah-KAA
- IPA
- /ħa.zaˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strong
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-za-KA
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD kha-za-KA
- clause
KI be-YAD kha-za-KA ho-tsi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-KHA le-OT al-YAD-kha oo-le-zik-ka-RON BEIN ei-NE-kha le-MA-an tih-YE to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha KI be-YAD kha-za-KA ho-tsi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The conjunction ki introduces the causal clause with be-yad chazaqah {בְּיָד חֲזָקָה | bə-yā-ḏ ḥa-za-qā(h)} “with a strong hand,” leading to the Hiphil perfect hotsiakhah YHWH {הוֹצִיאַךָ יְהֹוָה | hô-ṣī-ʾā-ḵā yə-hō-wāh} “he brought you out, the LORD.” The parallelism of sign–purpose and reason clauses underscores the connection between divine instruction and liberation.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–zayin–qoph
“strength, might”
In context — Exodus 13:9
And it shall be for you as a sign upon your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth ; for the LORD brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 13:9, so the Hebrew word חֲזָקָ֔ה (khazaka) 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.13.9.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.9.W15.S1) and character.