Jeremiah 21:6:1Jer.21.6.W1TAB
וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י
vehikkeiti
“and I will strike”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-KEI-ti
- Extended
- veh-hik-KEE-tee
- IPA
- /vəhikˈkeː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hik-KEI-ti
- clause
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA
- sentence
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA be-DE-ver ga-DOL ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehikeiti {וְהִכֵּיתִי | wə-hi-kê-ṯî} ‘and I will strike’, a Hifil perfect verb with first person singular suffix that introduces a decisive divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–heh
“to strike, smite”
In context — Jeremiah 21:6
I will strike the inhabitants of this city—both people and animals—and they will die by a great pestilence.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י (vehikkeiti) 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 Jer.21.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.6.W1.S1) and character.