Exodus 17:12:3Exod.17.12.W3TAB
כְּבֵדִ֔ים
kevedeem
“were heavy”
- Transliteration
- ke-ve-DEEM
- Extended
- keh-veh-DEEM
- IPA
- /kə.ve.ˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- were heavy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ve-DEEM
- clause
vi-DE mo-SHE ke-ve-DEEM va-yik-khu-E-ven va-ya-SI-moo takh-TAV va-ye-SHEV a-LE-ha
- sentence
vi-DE mo-SHE ke-ve-DEEM va-yik-khu-E-ven va-ya-SI-moo takh-TAV va-ye-SHEV a-LE-ha ve-a-ha-RON ve-KHUR ta-me-KHOO ve-ya-DAV mi-ZEH e-KHAD oo-mi-ZEH e-KHAD va-ye-HI ya-DAV e-moo-NA ad-BO ha-SHA-mesh
Exegesis
The adjective kevedim {כְּבֵדִים | kə-ḇê-ḏîm} ‘heavy’ predicates his physical condition.
Root and etymology
ק־ב־ד
“to be heavy; to honor”
In context — Exodus 17:12
When the hands of Moses became heavy, they brought a stone and set it beneath him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on each side, so that his hands stayed steady until the sun went down.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:12, so the Hebrew word כְּבֵדִ֔ים (kevedeem) 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.17.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.12.W3.S1) and character.