Exodus 18:22:12Exod.18.22.W12TAB
וְהָקֵל֙
vehakel
“and it shall be easier”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-KEL
- Extended
- veh-hah-KEHL
- IPA
- /vəhaˈkeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it shall be easier
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-KEL
- clause
ve-ha-KEL meh-aa-LEH-khah ve-na-se-U it-TAKH
- sentence
ve-shaf-TU ET-ha-AM be-KHOL-ET ve-ha-YA KOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ga-DOL ya-vee-U eh-LE-kha veh-KHOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON yish-pe-tu-HEM ve-ha-KEL meh-aa-LEH-khah ve-na-se-U it-TAKH
Exegesis
The concluding paratactic sequence of v’hakel {וְהָקֵל | wə-hā-qēl} ‘and it will be easier’ followed by v’nas’u {וְנָשְׂא֖וּ | wə-nā-śə-ʾû} ‘and they shall bear’ shifts from relief to shared responsibility. This structure is rendered through parallel clauses and clear sentence breaks to reflect the Hebrew emphasis and flow.
In context — Exodus 18:22
And they shall judge the people at all times; every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall decide. In this way it will be lighter for you, and they will bear it with you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 18:22, so the Hebrew word וְהָקֵל֙ (vehakel) 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.18.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.22.W12.S1) and character.