Genesis 49:5:6Gen.49.5.W6TAB
מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
mekheroteihem
“their swords”
- Transliteration
- me-khe-ro-TEI-hem
- Extended
- meh-kheh-roh-TEE-hehm
- IPA
- /mə.xeː.roː.ˈteː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their swords
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khe-ro-TEI-hem
- clause
ke-LEI kha-MAS me-khe-ro-TEI-hem
- sentence
shim-ON ve-le-VI a-KHIM ke-LEI kha-MAS me-khe-ro-TEI-hem
Exegesis
The term mecheroteihem {מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם | mə-ḵê-rō-ṯê-hem} apposes to kelei and carries a third person masculine plural suffix, linking the weapons directly to the brothers. The Hebrew word order progresses from identification to ownership to description, which the translations mirror by first establishing fraternity and then depicting the violent instruments.
Root and etymology
m-k-rmem–kaf–resh
“to sell, merchandise”
In context — Genesis 49:5
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 49:5, so the Hebrew word מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (mekheroteihem) 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.49.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.5.W6.S1) and character.