Genesis 14:17:7Gen.14.17.W7TAB
אֶת־כְּדָר־לָעֹ֔מֶר
etkedarlaomer
“Chedorlaomer”
- Transliteration
- et-ke-dar-la-O-mer
- Extended
- eht-keh-dahr-lah-OH-mehr
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.kə.ðaːr.laˈʕoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Chedorlaomer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ke-dar-la-O-mer
- 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
The coordinated objects et-kedar-laomer {אֶת-כְּדָר-לָעֹמֶר | ʾeṯ-kə-ḏār-lā-ʿō-mer} and ve-et-hamelakhim {וְאֶת-הַמְּלָכִים | wə-ʾeṯ-ham-mə-lā-kîm} are introduced by the direct object marker.
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 14:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 14:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כְּדָר־לָעֹ֔מֶר (etkedarlaomer) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.17.W7.S1) and character.