Genesis 19:14:12Gen.19.14.W12TAB
כִּֽי־מַשְׁחִ֥ית
kimashekhit
“for is about to destroy”
- Transliteration
- ki-ma-she-KHIT
- Extended
- kee-mah-sheh-KHEET
- IPA
- /kiː.maʃˈħiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for is about to destroy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ma-she-KHIT
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ma-she-KHIT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-TSE LOT va-ye-da-BER el-kha-ta-NAV lo-ke-KHEI ve-no-TAV va-yo-MER KU-mu tse-U min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH ki-ma-she-KHIT Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-IR
- sentence
va-ye-TSE LOT va-ye-da-BER el-kha-ta-NAV lo-ke-KHEI ve-no-TAV va-yo-MER KU-mu tse-U min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH ki-ma-she-KHIT Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-IR va-ye-HI khi-me-tsa-KHEK be-e-NEI kha-ta-NAV
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî-} introduces the reason clause where mashchit {מַשְׁחִית | mašḥît}, a Hifil participle, predicates imminent divine destruction by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} with hair {הָעִיר | hāʿîr} as its object.
Root and etymology
שׁ־ח־ת
“to destroy, ruin”
In context — Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, those who had taken his daughters, and said, “Get up, go out from this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city.” But to his sons-in-law he seemed like one joking.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 19:14, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מַשְׁחִ֥ית (kimashekhit) 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.19.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.14.W12.S1) and character.