Exodus 2:13:11Exod.2.13.W11TAB
תַכֶּ֖ה
takeh
“do you strike”
- Transliteration
- ta-KEH
- Extended
- tah-KEH
- IPA
- /tak.ˈkɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ta-KEH
- phraseyour reading level
la-MA ta-KEH
- clause
va-YO-mer la-ra-SHA la-MA ta-KEH re-E-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ba-YOM ha-she-NI ve-hin-NEH she-nei-a-na-SHIM iv-RIM nit-TSIM va-YO-mer la-ra-SHA la-MA ta-KEH re-E-kha
Exegesis
The interrogative lama {לָ֥מָּה | lāmâ} ‘why’ introduces a rebuke, and the Hiphil verb takkeh {תַכֶּ֖ה | takkēh} ‘do you strike’ indicates causation.
In context — Exodus 2:13
He went out on the second day, and behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. He said to the wicked one, “Why do you strike your companion ?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 2:13, so the Hebrew word תַכֶּ֖ה (takeh) 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.2.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.13.W11.S1) and character.