Exodus 15:4:1Exod.15.4.W1TAB
מַרְכְּבֹ֥ת
markevot
“chariots of”
- Transliteration
- mar-ke-VOT
- Extended
- mahr-keh-VOHT
- IPA
- /mar.kəˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- chariots of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mar-ke-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
mar-ke-VOT par-O
- clause
mar-ke-VOT par-O ve-khei-LO ya-RA va-YAM
- sentence
mar-ke-VOT par-O ve-khei-LO ya-RA va-YAM oo-miv-KHAR sha-li-SHAV tub-be-OO ve-yam-SOOF
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase markevot parʿoh {מַרְכְּבֹ֥ת פַּרְעֹ֛ה | mar-kə-vōṯ pär-ʿōh} ‘chariots of Pharaoh,’ followed by the vav-consecutive vecheilo {וְחֵיל֖וֹ | wə-ḥê-lō} ‘and his army.’
Root and etymology
r-k-b
“chariot”
In context — Exodus 15:4
The chariots of Pharaoh and his army were cast into the sea, and the chosen officers were drowned in the Sea of Reeds.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:4, so the Hebrew word מַרְכְּבֹ֥ת (markevot) 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.15.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.4.W1.S1) and character.