Exodus 17:14:12Exod.17.14.W12TAB
אֶמְחֶה֙
emkheh
“I will blot out”
- Transliteration
- em-KHEH
- Extended
- ehm-KHEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛm.ˈħɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will blot out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
em-KHEH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ma-KHO em-KHEH
- clause
ki-ma-KHO em-KHEH et-ZE-kher a-ma-LEK mit-TA-khat ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ke-TOV ZOT zik-ka-RON ba-SE-fer ve-SIM be-oz-NEY ye-ho-SHU-a ki-ma-KHO em-KHEH et-ZE-kher a-ma-LEK mit-TA-khat ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The emphatic construction kimachoh emcheh {כִּֽי־מָחֹ֤ה אֶמְחֶה֙ | kî-mā-ḥōh ʾem-ḥeh} pairs an infinitive absolute with an imperfect to intensify the promise. It is translated as “completely blot out” (formal) and “erase” (dynamic) to reflect absolute certainty.
Root and etymology
RootMem-Chet-Heh
“to wipe out”
In context — Exodus 17:14
The LORD said to Moses, “Write this in the scroll as a memorial , and speak it so that Joshua hears it, for I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the heavens.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֶמְחֶה֙ (emkheh) 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.17.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.14.W12.S1) and character.