Exodus 19:4:7Exod.19.4.W7TAB
אֶתְכֶם֙
etkhem
“you”
- Transliteration
- et-KHEM
- Extended
- eht-KHEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-e-SA et-KHEM
- clause
va-e-SA et-KHEM al-kan-FEI ne-sha-RIM va-a-VI et-KHEM e-LAI
- sentence
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim va-e-SA et-KHEM al-kan-FEI ne-sha-RIM va-a-VI et-KHEM e-LAI
Exegesis
Two wayyiqtol verbs, wāʾesā {וָאֶשָּׂא | wā-ʾes-sāʾ} ‘and I lifted’ and wāʾāḇî {וָאָבִא | wā-ʾā-ḇî} ‘and I brought’, each take etkhem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾeṯ-kem} ‘you’, highlighting divine agency.
In context — Exodus 19:4
You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I lifted you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֶתְכֶם֙ (etkhem) 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.19.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.4.W7.S1) and character.