Exodus 17:5:13Exod.17.5.W13TAB
הִכִּ֤יתָ
hikita
“you struck”
- Transliteration
- hi-KI-ta
- Extended
- hih-KEE-tah
- IPA
- /hiˈkiː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you struck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
hi-KI-ta
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO
- clause
u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE a-VOR lif-NEI ha-AM ve-KAKH it-TE-kha miz-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
Exegesis
The noun matteh {מַטֶּה | maṭṭēh} is linked by the relative clause asher hikkita bo {אֲשֶׁר הִכִּיתָ בּוֹ | ăšer hikkîtā bô}, recalling the prior miracle at the Nile and emphasizing the staff’s role.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaph–he
“to strike, hit”
In context — Exodus 17:5
The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand your staff —the one with which you struck the Nile—and go.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 17:5, so the Hebrew word הִכִּ֤יתָ (hikita) 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.17.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.5.W13.S1) and character.