Exodus 17:16:3Exod.17.16.W3TAB
עַל־כֵּ֣
alkes
“upon the throne of”
- Transliteration
- al-KES
- Extended
- ahl-KEHS
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈkeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the throne of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KES
- phraseyour reading level
al-KES YAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ki-YAD al-KES YAH mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer ki-YAD al-KES YAH mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-ma-LEK mid-DOR DOR
In context — Exodus 17:16
And he said, “A hand is upon the throne of Yah ; the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֣ (alkes) 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.17.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.16.W3.S1) and character.