Judges 15:16:9Judg.15.16.W9TAB
הִכֵּ֖יתִי
hikeiti
“I struck”
- Transliteration
- hi-KEI-ti
- Extended
- hih-KEE-tee
- IPA
- /hikˈkɛː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I struck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
hi-KEI-ti
- clause
bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR hi-KEI-ti E-lef ISH
- sentence
va-YO-mer shim-SHON bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR kha-MOR kha-mo-ra-TAI-yim bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR hi-KEI-ti E-lef ISH
Exegesis
The Hifil perfect verb hikketi {הִכֵּ֖יתִי | hikkêṯî} ‘I struck down’ emphasizes a completed causative action.
Root and etymology
nun–kaph–hehnun–kaph–heh
“to strike”
In context — Judges 15:16
Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey—heaps upon heaps ; with the jawbone of a donkey I struck down a thousand men.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 15:16, so the Hebrew word הִכֵּ֖יתִי (hikeiti) 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 Judg.15.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.16.W9.S1) and character.