Exodus 18:19:4Exod.18.19.W4TAB
אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔
eeahtskha
“I will advise you”
- Transliteration
- ee-ah-TS-KHA
- Extended
- ee-ah-TS-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔi.ʕaːtsˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will advise you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ee-ah-TS-KHA
- clause
a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH
- sentence
a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The imperfect + cohortative eiatskha {אִיעָ֣צְךָ | ʾî-ʿāṣ-kā} ‘I will advise you’ expresses Jethro’s commitment to guide Moses.
In context — Exodus 18:19
Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. Act for the people before God, and you shall bring the matters to God.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 18:19, so the Hebrew word אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ (eeahtskha) 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.18.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.19.W4.S1) and character.