Exodus 21:20:1Exod.21.20.W1TAB
וְכִֽי־יַכֶּה֩
vekhiyakeh
“when {he} strikes”
- Transliteration
- ve-khi-ya-KEH
- Extended
- veh-khee-yah-KEH
- IPA
- /wə.xiː.jak.ˈkɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- when {he} strikes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ve-khi-ya-KEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO
- clause
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO na-KOM yin-na-KEM
Exegesis
The clause introduced by ve-ki {וְכִי | wə-ḵî} ‘and if’ functions as a protasis presenting a hypothetical legal scenario.
The Hifil imperfect verb ya-keh {יַכֶּה | ya-qeh} ‘strikes’ conveys intentional violence by ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘a man’.
In context — Exodus 21:20
And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be avenged .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:20, so the Hebrew word וְכִֽי־יַכֶּה֩ (vekhiyakeh) 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.20.W1.S1) and character.