Genesis 14:17:6Gen.14.17.W6TAB
מֽ͏ֵהַכּוֹת֙
mehakkot
“from defeating”
- Transliteration
- me-hak-KOT
- Extended
- meh-hahk-KOHT
- IPA
- /meː.hakˈkoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from defeating
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
me-hak-KOT
- clause
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO
- sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO el-E-mek sha-VE HU E-mek ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Mehakot {מֵהַכּוֹת | mē-ha-kōṯ} ‘from the striking’ combines min+infinitive construct to indicate the source of the return.
In context — Genesis 14:17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from striking down Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, to the Valley of Shaveh , which is the Valley of the King .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 14:17, so the Hebrew word מֽ͏ֵהַכּוֹת֙ (mehakkot) 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 Gen.14.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.17.W6.S1) and character.