Exodus 14:4:7Exod.14.4.W7TAB
וּבְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ
oovekholkhelo
“and through all his army”
- Transliteration
- oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo
- Extended
- oo-veh-khohl-KHEH-loh
- IPA
- /u.və.xol.ˈħeː.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and through all his army
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo
- 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 phrase uvecholcheilo {וּבְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ | û-bə-kōl-ḥê-lō} ‘and in all his army’ broadens the scope to Egypt’s military might.
Root and etymology
“force, army”
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 14:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:4, so the Hebrew word וּבְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ (oovekholkhelo) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W7.S1) and character.