Exodus 15:7:8Exod.15.7.W8TAB
כַּקַּֽשׁ׃
kakash
“like the stubble”
- Transliteration
- ka-KASH
- Extended
- kah-KASH
- IPA
- /kaˈqaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the stubble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-KASH
- clause
te-shal-LAKH kha-ROHN-kha yo-khe-LE-mo ka-KASH
- sentence
u-ve-ROV ge-on-KHA ta-ha-ROS ka-ME-kha te-shal-LAKH kha-ROHN-kha yo-khe-LE-mo ka-KASH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yokhlemu {יֹאכְלֵ֖מוֹ | yō-ḵə-lê-mô} ‘it consumes them’ presents divine wrath as the acting force, and the simile kaqash {כַּקַּֽשׁ | ka-qash} ‘like stubble’ underscores complete destruction. The chiastic progression of power–action–result reflects Hebrew poetic parallelism and reinforces the theme of divine sovereignty in judgment.
Root and etymology
q-š-šqoph–shin–shin
“stubble, straw”
In context — Exodus 15:7
And in the abundance of Your majesty, You overthrow Your adversaries; You send forth Your anger, and it consumes them like stubble .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:7, so the Hebrew word כַּקַּֽשׁ׃ (kakash) 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.15.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.7.W8.S1) and character.