Exodus 15:16:8Exod.15.16.W8TAB
כָּאָ֑בֶן
kaaven
“like a stone”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-VEN
- Extended
- kah-ah-VEHN
- IPA
- /kaː.ʔaː.ˈvɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a stone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-VEN
- phraseyour reading level
yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN
- clause
ti-POL a-lei-HEM ei-ma-TA va-FA-khad big-DOL ze-ro-a-KHA yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN
- sentence
ti-POL a-lei-HEM ei-ma-TA va-FA-khad big-DOL ze-ro-a-KHA yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN ad-ya-a-VOR am-me-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ad-ya-a-VOR am-ZU ka-ni-TA
Exegesis
The imperfect yidmu {יִדְּמ֣וּ | yid-də-mû} ‘they will be still’ with kaaven {כָּאָ֑בֶן | kā-ʾā-ḇen} ‘like a stone’ forms a manner clause. The paired ad-yaavor …
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–beth–nun
“stone, rock”
In context — Exodus 15:16
Terror and dread will fall upon them by the greatness of Your arm; they will be still as a stone, until Your people pass over, O LORD , until the people you have acquired pass over.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:16, so the Hebrew word כָּאָ֑בֶן (kaaven) 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.15.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.16.W8.S1) and character.