Exodus 18:21:2Exod.18.21.W2TAB
תֶחֱזֶ֣ה
tekheze
“select”
- Transliteration
- te-khe-ZE
- Extended
- teh-kheh-ZEH
- IPA
- /tɛħɛˈzɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- select
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-khe-ZE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM
- clause
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM an-SHEI-KHAY-il yir-EI e-lo-HIM an-SHEI e-MET sohn-EI VAA-tsa
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM an-SHEI-KHAY-il yir-EI e-lo-HIM an-SHEI e-MET sohn-EI VAA-tsa ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
Exegesis
The verb techezeh {תֶחֱזֶה | te-ḥe-zeh} is a Qal imperfect carrying an instructional nuance, functioning as a direct command.
In context — Exodus 18:21
And you shall select from all the people men of ability , those who fear God , men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall appoint them as leaders over thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:21, so the Hebrew word תֶחֱזֶ֣ה (tekheze) 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.18.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.21.W2.S1) and character.