Judges 15:17:5Judg.15.17.W5TAB
הַלְּחִ֖י
hallekhi
“the jawbone”
- Transliteration
- hal-le-KHI
- Extended
- hahl-leh-KHEE
- IPA
- /hal.ləˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the jawbone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
hal-le-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-LEKH hal-le-KHI
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-kha-LO-to le-da-BER va-yash-LEKH hal-le-KHI mi-YA-do
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-kha-LO-to le-da-BER va-yash-LEKH hal-le-KHI mi-YA-do va-yik-RA lam-ma-KOM ha-HU ra-MAT le-KHI
Exegesis
The Hiphil verb vayyašlēkh {וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ | vayyašlēkh} ‘he threw’ governs halləḥî miyyādô {הַלְּחִ֖י מִיָּד֑וֹ | halləḥî miyyādô} ‘the jawbone from his hand’, emphasizing a forceful expulsion.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-ylamed–het–yod
“jawbone”
In context — Judges 15:17
And it came to pass , when he finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he called that place Ramath Lehi.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 15:17, so the Hebrew word הַלְּחִ֖י (hallekhi) 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.15.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.17.W5.S1) and character.