Exodus 22:24:3Exod.22.24.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:23
וְהָרַגְתִּ֕י
veharagti
“I will kill”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-rag-TI
- Extended
- veh-hah-rahg-TEE
- IPA
- /və.haː.raɣ.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will kill
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-rag-TI
- clause
ve-kha-RA a-PEE ve-ha-rag-TI et-KHEM be-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-kha-RA a-PEE ve-ha-rag-TI et-KHEM be-KHA-rev ve-HA-yu ne-shei-KHEM al-ma-NOT oo-ve-nei-KHEM ye-to-MIM
Exegesis
The next vav-consecutive vehargti {וְהָרַגְתִּי | wə-hā-rag-tî} ‘and I will kill’ follows, with et-khem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾet-ḵem} ‘you’ as direct object, highlighting personal culpability.
In context — Exodus 22:24
And my anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your sons orphans.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:24, so the Hebrew word וְהָרַגְתִּ֕י (veharagti) 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.22.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.24.W3.S1) and character.