Exodus 21:12:1Exod.21.12.W1TAB
מַכֵּ֥ה
makeh
“whoever strikes”
- Transliteration
- ma-KEH
- Extended
- mah-KEH
- IPA
- /mak.ˈkeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever strikes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-KEH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-KEH EESH
- sentence
ma-KEH EESH va-MET MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The clause opens with the Hifil participle makah {מַכֵּה | makkēh} ‘one who strikes’, functioning as an indefinite generic subject introducing a legal case.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaph–heh
“to strike”
In context — Exodus 21:12
Whoever strikes a man and he dies, he must be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:12, so the Hebrew word מַכֵּ֥ה (makeh) 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.21.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.12.W1.S1) and character.