Exodus 23:27:2Exod.23.27.W2TAB
אֲשַׁלַּ֣ח
ashallakh
“I will send”
- Transliteration
- a-shal-LAKH
- Extended
- ah-shal-LAHKH
- IPA
- /ʔa.ʃalˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will send
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-shal-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM
- sentence
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM ve-na-ta-TI EET-KOL-oi-VE-kha e-LE-kha O-ref
Exegesis
The verse employs a series of coordinated vav-consecutive verbs: ashalach {אֲשַׁלַּח | ʾă-šal-lāḥ} “I will send” (Qal imperfect), vehammoti {וְהַמֹּתִי | wə-ham-mō-tî} “and I will cause panic” (Hiphil perfect), and venatati {וְנָתַתִּי | wə-nā-ṯat-tî} “and I will give” (Qal perfect).
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–het
“to send”
In context — Exodus 23:27
I will send my terror before you; I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you go; and I will cause all your enemies to turn their backs toward you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 23:27, so the Hebrew word אֲשַׁלַּ֣ח (ashallakh) 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.23.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.27.W2.S1) and character.