Exodus 18:25:3Exod.18.25.W3TAB
אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֙יִל֙
ansheikhayil
“men of valour”
- Transliteration
- an-shei-KHA-yil
- Extended
- ahn-shee-KHAH-yil
- IPA
- /ʔan.ʃeː.ˈħa.jil/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of valour
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-shei-KHA-yil
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-KHAR mo-SHEH an-shei-KHA-yil
- clause
va-yiv-KHAR mo-SHEH an-shei-KHA-yil mik-kol-yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN o-TAM ra-SHIM al-ha-AM
- sentence
va-yiv-KHAR mo-SHEH an-shei-KHA-yil mik-kol-yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN o-TAM ra-SHIM al-ha-AM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
Exegesis
The construct chain anshei-chayil {אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל | ʾan-šê-ḥa-yil} ‘men of valor’ functions as the direct object, emphasizing tested capability.
Root and etymology
Rootheth–yod–lamed
“strength, wealth, military force”
In context — Exodus 18:25
And Moses selected men of valor from all Israel, and he set them as heads over the people—chiefs over thousands, chiefs over hundreds, chiefs over fifties, and chiefs over tens.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 18:25, so the Hebrew word אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֙יִל֙ (ansheikhayil) 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.18.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.25.W3.S1) and character.