Exodus 14:23:8Exod.14.23.W8TAB
רִכְבּ֖וֹ
rikhvo
“his chariots”
- Transliteration
- rikh-VO
- Extended
- rikh-BOH
- IPA
- /rix.ˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his chariots
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
rikh-VO
- clause
va-yir-de-FOO mits-RA-yim va-ya-VO-u a-kha-rei-HEM KOL SUS par-O rikh-VO oo-fa-ra-SHAV
- sentence
va-yir-de-FOO mits-RA-yim va-ya-VO-u a-kha-rei-HEM KOL SUS par-O rikh-VO oo-fa-ra-SHAV el-TOKH ha-YAM
Exegesis
A construct chain of kol {כֹּל | kôl} + sus {סוּס | sûs} + paroh {פַּרְעֹה | pa-r‘ō} ‘all the horses of Pharaoh’ employs a singular noun in construct for collective emphasis, followed by the coordinated list rikhbo {רִכְבּוֹ | rikh-bō} ‘his chariotry’ and ufarashav {וּפָרָשָׁיו | u-fa-rā-shāv} ‘and his horsemen.’
Root and etymology
ר־כ־ב
“to ride, mount”
In context — Exodus 14:23
The Egyptians pursued and came after them, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariotry , and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:23, so the Hebrew word רִכְבּ֖וֹ (rikhvo) 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.14.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.23.W8.S1) and character.