Exodus 14:6:2Exod.14.6.W2TAB
אֶת־רִכְבּ֑וֹ
etrikhbo
“his chariot”
- Transliteration
- et-rikh-BO
- Extended
- eht-rihkh-BOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.riχ.ˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his chariot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-rikh-BO
- clause
va-ye-e-SOR et-rikh-BO
- sentence
va-ye-e-SOR et-rikh-BO ve-et-am-MO la-KAKH im-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the sequential verb vayyasor {וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר | wayyēʾṣôr} ‘and he harnessed’, immediately followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introducing rikhvo {רִכְבּ֑וֹ | riḵbô} ‘his chariot’.
Root and etymology
ר־כ־ב
“to ride, mount”
In context — Exodus 14:6
So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot , and he took his people with him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רִכְבּ֑וֹ (etrikhbo) 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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.6.W2.S1) and character.