Exodus 18:16:12Exod.18.16.W12TAB
אֶת־חֻקֵּ֥י
etkhookei
“the statutes of”
- Transliteration
- et-khoo-KEI
- Extended
- eht-khoo-KEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.xuqˈqeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the statutes of
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-khoo-KEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
veh-hoh-da-TEE et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM veh-et-toh-ro-TAAV
- sentence
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu veh-hoh-da-TEE et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM veh-et-toh-ro-TAAV
Exegesis
The constructs et-chukkei ha-Elohim {אֶת־חֻקֵּי הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾeṯ-ḥuq-qê hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} and ve-et-torotav {וְאֶת־תּוֹרֹתָיו | wə-ʾeṯ-tô-rō-ṯāw} bind statutes and laws directly to God, underscoring divine authority behind Moses’ judgments.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qheth–qoph–qoph
“engrave, decree”
In context — Exodus 18:16
Whenever they have a matter come to them, it comes to me and I judge between a man and his fellow, and I make known the statutes of God and His laws .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 18:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֻקֵּ֥י (etkhookei) 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.18.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.16.W12.S1) and character.