Genesis 49:10:4Gen.49.10.W4TAB
וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק
umekhokek
“and ruler's staff”
- Transliteration
- u-me-kho-KEK
- Extended
- oo-meh-khoh-KEHK
- IPA
- /u.mə.ħo.ˈqeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and ruler's staff
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-kho-KEK
- clause
lo-ya-SUR SHE-vet mi-hu-DA u-me-kho-KEK mib-BEIN rag-LAV
- sentence
lo-ya-SUR SHE-vet mi-hu-DA u-me-kho-KEK mib-BEIN rag-LAV AD ki-ya-VO shi-LO ve-LO yik-ke-HAT am-MIM
Exegesis
A parallel clause introduced by umechokek {וּמְחֹקֵק | û-mə-ḥō-qēq} “and a lawgiver” aligns judicial authority with the same verbal framework.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qchet–qof–qof
“to carve or decree”
In context — Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not turn aside from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him will be the gathering of the peoples.
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 49:10, so the Hebrew word וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק (umekhokek) 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.49.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.10.W4.S1) and character.