Genesis 18:20:9Gen.18.20.W9TAB
כָבְדָ֖ה
khavda
“it is grave”
- Transliteration
- khav-DA
- Extended
- khahv-DAA
- IPA
- /xaːv.ˈðaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is grave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khav-DA
- phraseyour reading level
KI khav-DA
- clause
ve-kha-ta-TAM KI khav-DA me-OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH za-a-KAT se-DOM va-a-mo-RA ki-ra-BA ve-kha-ta-TAM KI khav-DA me-OD
Exegesis
A second ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the parallel clause vechatatam {וְחַטָּאתָם | wə-ḥaṭ-ṭā-ṯām} ‘and their sin’, linked to the predicate kavadah {כָבְדָה | kāv-dəh} ‘is heavy’ modified by me‘od {מְאֹד | mə-ʾōḏ} ‘very’. The repetition of the causal marker kî creates a balanced structure, emphasizing the dual reasons—public plea and moral guilt—for impending divine response.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–dalet
“to be heavy, weighty”
In context — Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their guilt is exceedingly weighty.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:20, so the Hebrew word כָבְדָ֖ה (khavda) 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.18.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.20.W9.S1) and character.