Judges 15:7:10Judg.15.7.W10TAB
אֶחְדָּֽל׃
ekhdal
“I will cease”
- Transliteration
- e-KHDAL
- Extended
- eh-KHDAAL
- IPA
- /ʔɛħˈdːaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will cease
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-KHDAL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
- clause
KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM shim-SHON im-ta-a-SUN ka-ZOT KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
Exegesis
The sequence ve-ahar eḥdal {וְאַחַר אֶחְדָּל | və·ʾaḥar ʾeḥdal} “and afterward I will cease” signals cessation after the vow is fulfilled. The original VSO order is rendered in English SVO to clarify the conditional and vow structure.
Root and etymology
ח־ד־ל
“to cease”
In context — Judges 15:7
Samson said to them, “If you act like this, surely I will take vengeance on you; and afterward, I will cease.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 15:7, so the Hebrew word אֶחְדָּֽל׃ (ekhdal) 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.15.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.7.W10.S1) and character.