Exodus 14:18:5Exod.14.18.W5TAB
בְּהִכָּבְדִ֣י
behikkavdi
“when I am glorified”
- Transliteration
- be-hik-kav-DI
- Extended
- beh-hik-kahv-DEE
- IPA
- /bə.hik.kaːvˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when I am glorified
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-hik-kav-DI
- phraseyour reading level
be-hik-kav-DI be-far-O
- clause
be-hik-kav-DI be-far-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV
- sentence
ve-yah-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH be-hik-kav-DI be-far-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The Nifal infinitive construct behikavdi {בְּהִכָּבְדִי | bə-hî-kā-və-dî} ‘when I am glorified’ serves as a temporal clause denoting divine self-manifestation.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–dalet
“heavy, burdensome”
In context — Exodus 14:18
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am glorified through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his horsemen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 14:18, so the Hebrew word בְּהִכָּבְדִ֣י (behikkavdi) 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.14.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.18.W5.S1) and character.