Exodus 18:4:8Exod.18.4.W8TAB
מֵחֶ֥רֶב
mekherev
“from the sword of”
- Transliteration
- me-KHE-rev
- Extended
- meh-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /meː.ˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the sword of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
me-KHE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
me-KHE-rev par-O
- clause
ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD e-li-E-zer ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
Exegesis
The prepositional noun mecherev {מֵחֶרֶב | mē-ḥe-rev} denotes separation from danger, and paroh {פַּרְעֹה | par-ʿōh} identifies the oppressor. In English, the causal ki-clause is rendered with “for” or “because,” and the wayyiqtol sequence is expressed in the past tense to preserve narrative flow and underline divine intervention.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Resh–Bet
“to be dry, to lay waste”
In context — Exodus 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father was my help, and He delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:4, so the Hebrew word מֵחֶ֥רֶב (mekherev) 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.18.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.4.W8.S1) and character.