Exodus 17:6:7Exod.17.6.W7TAB
וְהִכִּ֣יתָ
vehikeeta
“will strike”
- Transliteration
- ve-hi-KEE-ta
- Extended
- veh-hih-KEE-tah
- IPA
- /wəhikˈkiːθaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-hi-KEE-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR
- clause
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM
- sentence
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM va-YA-as KEN mo-SHE le-ay-NEY zik-NEY yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Hifil perfect vehikita {וְהִכִּיתָ | wə-hik-kî-tā} ‘and you shall strike’ issues the command, leading to the result clauses veyatse’u {וְיָצְאוּ | wə-yāṣ-ə-ʾû} ‘and they will go out’ and veshata {וְשָׁתָה | wə-šā-ṯā} ‘and will drink,’ showing cause and effect.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaph–he
“to strike, hit”
In context — Exodus 17:6
Behold, I stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; you are to strike the rock, and water will emerge from it for the people to drink. And Moses acted accordingly in the sight of the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְהִכִּ֣יתָ (vehikeeta) 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.17.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.6.W7.S1) and character.