Exodus 14:4:1Exod.14.4.W1TAB
וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י
vekhizzakti
“{And} I will harden”
- Transliteration
- ve-khiz-zak-TI
- Extended
- veh-khiz-zak-TEE
- IPA
- /və.ħiz.zaq.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} I will harden
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khiz-zak-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH
- clause
ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vechizzakti {וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י | wə-ḥiz-zəq-tî} ‘and I will harden’, which establishes divine initiative.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-q
“to be/become strong, to make firm”
In context — Exodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart , and he will pursue them. Then I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD . And they did so.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:4, so the Hebrew word וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י (vekhizzakti) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W1.S1) and character.