Exodus 14:17:3Exod.14.17.W3TAB
מְחַזֵּק֙
mekhazzek
“hardening”
- Transliteration
- me-khaz-ZEK
- Extended
- meh-khaz-ZEHK
- IPA
- /mə.ħazˈzeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- hardening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khaz-ZEK
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NEE me-khaz-ZEK
- clause
va-a-NI hin-NEE me-khaz-ZEK et-LEV mits-RA-yim ve-ya-VO-u a-kha-RE-hem
- sentence
va-a-NI hin-NEE me-khaz-ZEK et-LEV mits-RA-yim ve-ya-VO-u a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-far-O u-ve-khol-khei-LO be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The Piel participle mechazzek {מְחַזֵּק | məḥazzēq} ‘hardening’ conveys intensive ongoing action, with et {אֶת | ʾet} marking the direct object and lev {לֵב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ as the seat of volition.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-q
“to be/become strong, to make firm”
In context — Exodus 14:17
And I —behold, I am hardening the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will come after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and through all his army, through his chariots and through his horsemen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:17, so the Hebrew word מְחַזֵּק֙ (mekhazzek) 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.14.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.17.W3.S1) and character.