Exodus 17:13:3Exod.17.13.W3TAB
אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֥ק
etamalek
“Amalek”
- Transliteration
- et-a-ma-LEK
- Extended
- eht-ah-mah-LEHK
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕa.ma.ˈleːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amalek
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-ma-LEK
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-ma-LEK ve-et-am-MO
- sentence
va-ya-kha-LOSH ye-ho-SHU-a et-a-ma-LEK ve-et-am-MO le-fi-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The coordinated direct objects et-ʿamalek {אֶת־עֲמָלֵק | ʾeṯ-ʿă-mā-lêq} and ve-et-ammo {וְאֶת־עַמּוֹ | wə-ʾeṯ-ʿam-mô} present Amalek and his people as a unified threat.
In context — Exodus 17:13
Joshua subdued Amalek and his people in battle, wielding the sword .
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֥ק (etamalek) 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.17.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.13.W3.S1) and character.